< Iasion, son of Coritus >

1 Origin

In 1448 BC, Iasion (or Iasus, Eetion) was born in Methydrium in Arcadia.

Iasion's father was Coritus.

Iasion's mother was Electra, daughter of Orchomenus.

2 Family

Iasion married Cybele.

Iasion and Cybele had a son, Corybas.

3 Others

In 1430 BC, Iasion and his brother Dardanus emigrated from Arcadia to Samothrace.

This was due to a famine caused by a flood in Methydrium, where they lived.

Iasion initiated a ritual in Samothrace.

It is assumed that Iasion combined the rituals of Chryse, the wife of Dardanus, and Cybele, the wife of Iasion, and brought them to Samothrace.

In 1420 BC, when Samothrace was hit by a great tsunami, Dardanus took Cybele and Corybas and moved to the Troad.

Iasion is presumed to have been a victim of the tsunami.