< Megassares, father of Pharnace >

1 Origin

In 1465 BC, Megassares was born in Arcadia.

2 Family

Megassares married Alcyone.

Megassares had a son Hyrieus.

Megassares had a son Hyperenor (or Anthas).

Megassares had a daughter, Aethusa.

Megassares had a daughter Pharnace.

3 Others

3.1 From Arcadia to Samothrace

In 1430 BC, Megassares and his family joined the Dardanus emigration party and moved from Arcadia to Samothrace.

Dardanus' migration was due to a famine caused by a flood in Methydrium, where he lived.

Thus, it is presumed that Megassares also lived in or near Methydrium.

3.2 From Samothrace to Boeotia

In 1420 BC, Megassares and his family joined the Cadmus emigration party and moved from Samothrace to Boeotia, founding Euboea (later Hyria) near the Euripus Strait.