< Evander, son of Carmenta >

1 Origin

Evander (Euander) was born in Pallantium in Arcadia in 1265 BC.

Evander's mother was Carmenta. [Antiq.1.31, Hyginus.277, PlutQuestR.56, Strabo.5.3.3]

2 Family

Evander married Nicostrate. [Plut.Rom.21]

Nicostrate's race was the Sabines. [Virg.Aene.8.508]

Evander and Nicostrate had a son, Pallas. [Virge.8.104]

3 Others

In 1240 BC, Evander led a group of immigrants from Pallantium in Arcadia to the central part of the Italian peninsula near the Tiber River. [Antiq.1.31.1-4, Paus.8.43.2]

Evander set sail from Cyllene in Eleia. [DionyGuide.34]

It is said that the Arcadians brought the alphabet to Italy at this time. [Antiq.1.33.4, Euseb.Chron.269, Hyginus.277, Livius.1.7]

The alphabet at that time was not the Greek alphabet, but the Pelasgic letters that had been used until the time of Homer. [Diod.3.67.5]