< Astypalaea, daughter of Phoenix >

1 Origin

Astypalaea (or Astypale) was born in Thebes, Nile Delta, Egypt, in 1444 BC.

Astypalaea's father was Phoenix, son of Agenor. [Hyginus.157, Paus.7.4.1]

Astypalaea's mother was Perimede, daughter of Oeneus. [Paus.7.4.1]

2 Family

Astypalaea married Acmon (Idaean Heracles). [See Acmon]

Acmon and Astypalaea had two sons, Ancaeus and Periclymenus. [Hyginus.157]

They also had a daughter, whose name is unknown, who bore Clymenus, son of Cardys, who organized the games at Olympia. [Paus.5.8.1, See Acmon]

3 Others

In 1430 BC, Astypalaea migrated from Egypt to Tyre in Phoenicia accompanied by her father. [Estimated from Herod.1.2]

This is believed to have been due to the oppression of Greeks living in the Nile Delta by Egyptian 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Thutmose III.

In 1425 BC, Astypalaea and her sister Europa joined a migrant group led by Cadmus.

When the migrant group stayed in Aptera in the northwest of Crete, Astypalaea, who was in the migrant group, married Acmon, who lived in Aptera.