< Electryon, son of Perseus >
1 Origin
Electryon was born in Ethiopia, near the Aesepus River in the northwest of the Anatolian peninsula, in 1340 BC.
Electryon's father was Perseus, son of Pilumnus. [Apo.2.4.5, Hyginus.244]
Electryon's mother was Andromeda, daughter of Cepheus. [Apo.2.4.5, Hyginus.244]
2 Family
Electryon married Mideia, a Phrygian. [Apo.2.4.5]
Electryon and Mideia had nine sons: Stratobates, Gorgophonus, Phylonomus, Celaeneus, Amphimachus, Lysinomus, Chirimachus, Anactor, and Archelaus. [Apo.2.4.5, TzeAdLyco.932]
Electryon married Eurydice (or Lysidice), daughter of Pelops. [Plut.These.7, Diod.4.9.1]
Electryon and Eurydice had a daughter, Alcmena (or Alcmene). [Paus.2.25.9, Tzetzes.2.810, Plut.These.7, Diod.4.9.1]
Electryon and Eurydice had a son, Lycymnius. [Apo.2.4.6, Paus.2.22.8]
3 Others
3.1 Marriage in Asia Minor
In 1332 BC, Perseus returned to Peloponnesus.
Electryon's eldest son Perses remained in Ethiopia to succeed his grandfather Cepheus. [Apo.2.4.5, Herod.7.61]
During the Trojan War, Memnon, son of Tithonus, son of Laomedon of Troy, ruled Ethiopias. [Dictys.2.4, Apo.3.12.4, Diod.4.75.4]
Ethiopia is presumably under Troy's control after Perses, son of Perseus, succeeded his grandfather Cepheus. [Apo.E.5.3, Diod.2.22.2, Euseb.57]
Perses, who lived in Ethiopia, is thought to have requested his father Perseus to send reinforcements because of this relationship with Troy.
In 1322 BC, Perseus sent Electryon to Perses in Ethiopia.
In Ethiopia, Electryon married the Phrygian Midea and had many sons. [Apo.2.4.5]
In 1295 BC, Electryon returned to Peloponnesus after losing a battle with Troy and ruled Midea. [Estimated from Paus.2.25.9]
At this time, Electryon's son Celaeneus and some of his brothers remained in Asia Minor.
The Greek name of Piyama-Radu, who resisted the Hittites, is assumed to be Celaeneus.
3.2 The expedition to Thesprotia
In 1277 BC, Amphitryon, son of Alcaeus, made an expedition to the land of the Teleboans in northwestern Greece. [Apo.2.4.7, Paus.1.37.6, Pind.Ne.10.10, Strabo.10.2.14]
According to legend, Electryon's sons were killed by the Taphians, and Electryon was killed by Heracles when he was about to make an expedition to the land of the Teleboans. [Apo.2.4.6]
In fact, Perseus' son Helius planned an expedition, and his brother Electryon and nephew Amphitryon participated in it. Electryon and his sons are believed to have been killed in battle with the Taphians.
