< Dryops, son of Polydore >

1 Origin

Dryops was born in 1410 BC in Doris near the Peneius River in northern Thessaly.

Dryops' mother was Polydore, daughter of Danaus who lived in Argos.

According to legend, Dryops' father was the river god Peneius.

Based on the following, Dryops' father is presumed to be the son of Iphthime.

1) Iphthime's sons

At that time, the Dorians, whose ancestor was Dorus, son of Hellen, lived in Doris in northern Thessaly.

In 1420 BC, Dorus led the Dorians in migrating from Doris to the area between Mount Oeta and Mount Parnassus.

At that time, Dorus' daughter Iphthime remained in Doris.

Iphthime's husband is thought to have been a Pelasgian who lived next to Doris.

Iphthime had three sons, Pherespondos, Lycos, and Pronomos.

2) Long-distance marriage

The following circumstances are believed to have made the long-distance marriage between Polydore, who lived in Argos, and the river god Peneius possible.

Polydore's sisters Scaea and Automate were wives of Archander and Architeles, the sons of Achaeus, who had migrated from Thessaly to Argos.

Achaeus' father Xuthus was the brother of Iphthime's father Dorus.

In other words, Iphthime's sons and Polydore were of the same generation, and Polydore's husband, the river god Peneius, is presumably Iphthime's son.

2 Family

Dryops had a daughter, Dryope.

3 Others

In 1390 BC, the Pelasgians who lived in Thessaly were expelled by the sons of Deucalion.

Dryops moved from Doris to the area near the Spercheius River.

Dryops became the eponym for the Dryopians.