< Calydon, son of Aetolus >

1 Origin

Calydon was born in Pleuron in 1320 BC.

Calydon's father was Aetolus, son of Endymion.

2 Family

Calydon married Aeolia, daughter of Amythaon.

Calydon and Aeolia had two daughters, Epicaste and Protogenia.

Oeneus, father of Tydeus, is also presumed to be Calydon's son.

3 Others

3.1 Founding of Calydon

Calydon, or Aetolus, founded Calydon on the east side of Pleuron.

Aeolis, who migrated from Elis to Aetolia under Aetolus's leadership, moved from Pleuron to Calydon.

The descendants of Pleuron, son of Aetolus, who married Xanthippe, daughter of Dorus, remained in Pleuron.

Xanthippe belonged to the Curetes, who had lived near Pleuron before the migration of Aetolus.

3.2 Calydon's Marriage

In 1301 BC, Calydon married Aeolia, daughter of Amythaon from Pylus in Eleia.

Aethlius, father of Endymion, father of Calydon's father Aetolus, was the brother of Salmoneus, father of Tyro, mother of Aeolia's father Amythaon.

In other words, Calydon was a third cousin of Aeolia, and they were of the same race, with Aeolus, son of Hippotes, as their common ancestor.

However, Salmoneus, grandfather of Aeolia's father Amythaon, was an enemy of Calydon's father Aetolus, who had driven him out of Elis.

3.3 Conflict between Curetes and Aeolis

Calydon married a wife from Pylus to oppose Pleuron, who was gaining power by teaming up with Curetes.

It is assumed that Aeolia's marriage was accompanied by Aeolis from Pylus, who migrated to Calydon, intensifying the conflict with Pleuron.