< Inachus, son of Parnassus >

1 Origin

Inachus was born in 1800 BC, upstream of the Cephisus River, north of Mount Parnassus.

Inachus' father was probably Parnassus, son of Cleopompus.

2 Family

Inachus had wives named Argia and Melia. [Apo.2.1.1, Hyginus.143]

Inachus had a son named Aegialeus (or Aezeius). [Antiq.1.11.2]

Inachus had a son named Phoroneus. [Apo.2.1.1, Hyginus.124, Paus.2.15.5]

Inachus had a daughter named Mycene. [Apo.2.16.4]

Inachus had a daughter named Themisto. [Cleme.Reco.10.21]

3 Others

Castor, a chronicler from the 2nd century BC, reports that the first king of the Argives was Inachus. [Euseb.Chron.177]

However, there is no tradition that Inachus lived in Argos.

At the time of its founding, Argos was called Phoroneus, but the city was built not by Inachus, but by his son Phoroneus. [Paus.2.15.5]

Also, the Inachus River, which flows near Argos, was named after Inachus, the father of Io, not Inachus, the father of Phoroneus. [PsPlut.NRM.18]