< Cardys, son of Cydon >

1 Origin

Cardys was born in Cydonia, northwest of Crete, in 1422 BC.

1.1 Father of Cardys

Cardys was the father of Clymenus, who held the games in Olympia. [Paus.5.8.1]

Clymenus emigrated from Cydonia, northwest of Crete, to Olympia. [Paus.6.21.6]

Thus, Cardys lived in Cydonia.

Clymenus was banished from Olympia by Endymion, son of Aethlius of Elis. [Paus.5.8.1]

Thus, Cardys was of the same generation as Aethlius, son of Aeolus.

Cydonia was a city founded by Cydon, son of Tegeates, who emigrated from Arcadia. [Paus.8.53.4]

When I make a genealogy of Cydon and Cardys, I find that there is only one generation difference between their birth years.

Therefore, Cardys is presumed to be the son of Cydon, the founder of Cydonia.

1.2 Cardys' mother

Cardys' mother is presumed to be Europa, daughter of Phoenix. [See Europa]

2 Family

Cardys had a son, Clymenus. [Paus.5.8.1]

2.1 Wife of Cardys

Clymenus was the grandson of the Idaean Heracles. [Newton.156]

Therefore, Cardys' wife is presumed to be the daughter of the Idaean Heracles (or Acmon).

Acmon's wife was Astypalaea, the daughter of Phoenix, and Cardys and Acmon's daughter were cousins. [See Astypalaea]

3 Others

In 1420 BC, Cydonia was hit by a tsunami, and Cardys lost his father Cydon, but survived with his mother Europa and brother Minos.

Cardys married the daughter of Acmon who moved from Aptera near Cydonia to Cherronesus on the opposite shore of Rhodes, and founded the city.

Cardys had a son, Clymenus.

In 1390 BC, Crete was again hit by a huge tsunami.

The Cardys family, along with the Minos, joined a convoy of immigrant of Telchines from Aptera to Asia Minor and emigrated to the Troad.

The Cardys family returned to Cydonia some time later.