< Eteocles, son of Andreus >

1 Origin

Eteocles was born in Andreis, Boeotia, in 1377 BC.

Eteocles' father was Andreus, son of Aeolus.

2 Family

Eteocles had no children.

3 Other

In 1365 BC, Eteocles ceded land to Almus, who had emigrated to Boeotia. Almus founded Almones on the north side of Lake Copais.

Pausanias tells us that the stones fell from the sky during Eteocles' time.

The meteorites fell not in Orchomenus, on the west side of Lake Copais, but in Andreis, on the east side of Lake Copais.