< Iapyx, son of Daedalus >

1 Origin

Iapyx was born in Crete in 1265 BC.

2 Family

Iapyx's father was Daedalus.

3 Others

In 1235 BC, Iapyx led a group of immigrants from Crete to the southeastern part of the Italian peninsula.

It is said that Iapyx founded Hyria (now Oria) at this time.

However, it is highly likely that the name Hyria was given by Messapus, who had settled in the area before him. Messapus' grandfather Megassares was the founder of Hyria in Boeotia, and it is believed that Messapus named the town he settled after his hometown.

The river near Hyria where Iapyx settled was called the Iapyx River, the region was called Iapygia, the cape was called the Iapygian Cape (now Capo di Leuca), and the inhabitants were called Iapygians (or Iapyges).

The Iapygians also lived widely in the southwest of the Italian peninsula, near what would later become Croton (now Crotone).