< Candalus, son of Erysichthon >

1 Origin

Candalus was born in Cyrbe, Rhodes in 1443 BC. [Diod.5.57.8]

Candalus' father was Erysichthon. [FGrH.4.122]

Candalus' mother was Rhodos, daughter of Halia. [Diod.5.56.5]

Candalus was one of the Heliadae of Rhodes. [Diod.5.56.5, Nonnus.14.36]

2 Others

In 1425 BC, Candalus and his brothers expelled the Telchines from Rhodes. [Diod.5.56.1, Nonnus.14.36]

In 1415 BC, after an internal conflict broke out, Candalus emigrated from Rhodes to Cos. [Diod.5.57.2]