< Halaesus, son of Agamemnon >

1 Origin

Halaesus was born in Mycenae, Argolis, in 1212 BC.

Halaesus' father was Agamemnon, son of Pleisthenes. [Ovid.Fasti.4.76, Virg.Aene.10.411]

2 Others

In 1190 BC, Halaesus migrated to Falerii in the central part of the Italian peninsula. [Ovid.Fasti.4.63, Strabo.5.2.9]

In 1345 BC, Danae, the mother of Perseus, the founder of Mycenae, migrated to the Italian peninsula and founded Ardea, about 30 km southeast of Rome. [Pliny.3.56, Virg.Aene.7.409]

The area around Falerii was ruled by the Rutulians, whose base was Ardea in Latium. Their king, Turnus, was a descendant of Danae. [Virg.Aene.7.372]

The Rutulians probably invited Halaesus to gain an ally against the surrounding hostile forces.

In 1182 BC, a battle broke out between Aeneas and the Rutulians, and Halaesus sided with the Rutulians and was killed by Pallas, son of Evander. [Virg.Aene.10.411]

After the death of Halaesus, the Mycenaeans who lived in Falerii probably returned to Mycenae. Recent archaeological excavations have unearthed artefacts indicating links between Mycenae and Italy in the 12th century BC.