< Caunos, son of Miletus >

1 Origin

Caunos was born in Miletus, Asia Minor, in 1282 BC.

Caunos' father was Miletus, son of Asterius. [Parthe.11, Ovid.9.450, Antoninus.30]

Caunos' mother was Tragasia (or Cyane, Eidothee), daughter of Celaeneus (or Maeander, Eurytus). [Parthe.11, Ovid.9.450, Antoninus.30]

2 Family

Caunos had a son, Aegialus. [Photios.186.2]

Caunos had a daughter, Pronoe. [Photios.186.2]

3 Others

3.1 Founding of Caunus

In 1260 BC, Caunos founded Caunus in Caria, near Lycia. [Antoninus.30, Parthe.11]

The area was where Caunos' ancestor Acmon (Idaean Heracles) migrated from Crete and lived with the Carians.

The Leleges lived there at that time, and Caunos was their leader. [Parthe.11]

Trambelus, son of Erginus, Caunos' half-brother, was king of the Leleges who lived in Miletus. [Athen.43d]

3.2 Caunus in Hittite texts

Caunos is thought to be Tawagalawa, the brother of King Ahhiyawa (Erginus) who appears in the Tawagalawa letter of Hittite.

The inhabitants of Lukka (Lycia), a Hittite vassal state, fled to Tawagalawa when they were attacked by Piyama-Radu. [wiki: Tawagalawa (German)]

At the time, Millawanda (Miletus), where Erginus lived, was a Hittite vassal state, and Caunos was also on the Hittite side.

3.3 Succession of Caunus

Caunus was succeeded by his son Aegialus.

Aegialus was succeeded by his son-in-law Lyrcus, who was succeeded by his son Basilus. [Parthe.1]