< Aristaeus, son of Archander >

1 Origin

Aristaeus was born in Melitaea, Thessaly, in 1424 BC.

Aristaeus's father was Archander, son of Achaeus. [See Archander]

Aristaeus's mother was Cyrene, daughter of Hypseus. [Diod.4.81.1, Hyginus.161, Just.13.7, Nonnus.13.286]

2 Family

Aristaeus married Autonoe, daughter of Cadmus, and had a son, Actaeon (or Acteon). [Apo.3.4.2, Diod.4.81.3, Paus.10.17.4]

Aristaeus left descendants on Ceos. [Diod.4.82.4]

Aristaeus married in Sardinia and had two sons, Charmus and Callicarpus. [Diod.4.82.4]

3 Others

In 1420 BC, Aristaeus moved from Melitaea to Aegialus accompanied by his father. [Strabo.8.7.1]

In 1402 BC, Aristaeus moved to the Nile Delta in Egypt with Archander and founded Cyrene (also known as Archandropolis). [Diod.4.81.1, Herod.2.98]

Aristaeus taught people how to make cheese. [Diod.4.81.2, Just.13.7]

Aristaeus was deified. [Diod.4.81.3, Paus.8.2.4]

In 1390 BC, Aristaeus moved to Ceos. [Apollo.2.528, Diod.4.82.1]

In 1372 BC, Aristaeus led a colony from Egypt to Sardinia. [Diod.4.82.4, Paus.10.17.3]