< Celaeneus, son of Electryon >

1 Origin

Celaeneus was born in 1320 BC in the land of the Ethiopians, in the northwest of the Anatolia Peninsula.

Celaeneus' father was Electryon, son of Perseus. [Apo.2.4.5]

1.1 Mother of Celaeneus

Apollodoros and Tzetzes, who seems to have quoted Apollodoros, say that the mother of Alcmena and Celaeneus was Anaxo, daughter of Alcaeus. [Apo.2.4.5, TzeAdLyco.932]

However, Alcmena's mother was Eurydice (or Lysidice), daughter of Pelops, so the tradition recorded by Apollodoros is incorrect. [See Alcmena, daughter of Electryon]

Probably, Celaeneus' mother was Midea, a Phrygian. [Apo.2.4.5, TzeAdLyco.932]

2 Others

2.1 Piyama-Radu

Celaeneus is thought to be the same person as the father of Tragasia, wife of Miletus, founder of Miletus. [Parthe.11]

Miletus, son of Aria, is presumed to be Atpa, mentioned in the Hittite texts. [See Miletus, son of Aria]

According to the Hittite texts, Atpa's wife was the daughter of Piyama-Radu. [wiki : Piyama-Radu]

In other words, Piyama-Radu, mentioned in the Hittite texts, is presumed to be Celaeneus, son of Electryon.

2.2 Celaeneus Residency

Celaeneus' daughter Tragasia and Miletus had two children, Caunos and Byblis. [Parthe.11]

In another tradition, it is said that it was the daughter of the river god Maeander who gave birth to Caunos and Byblis with Miletus. [Ovid.9.450]

Thus, when Tragasia was born, Celaeneus was probably living near the Maeander River, probably in Miletus.

2.3 Battle against the Hittites

Celaeneus (Piyama-Radu) fought against the Hittites together with his brother Lahurzi. [wiki: Yalanda]

The Greek name of Lahurzi is thought to be one of Celaeneus' brothers, Stratobates, Gorgophonus, Phylonomus, Amphimachus, Lysinomus, Chirimachus, Anactor, Archelaus. [Apo.2.4.5, TzeAdLyco.932]