< Minyas, son of Chryses >

1 Origin

Minyas was born in Orchomenus, Boeotia, in 1360 BC.

Minyas' father was Chryses, son of Chrysogeneia.

2 Family

Minyas had a son, Orchomenus.

Minyas had a son, Cyparissus.

Minyas had a daughter, Clymene.

Minyas had a daughter, Periclymene.

Minyas had daughters, Alcathoe, Arsinoe, and Leucippe.

3 Others

3.1 Drainage of Lake Copais

Minyas dug an underground channel to drain the waters of Lake Copais into the sea. The entrance to a natural underground channel was near Copae, northeast of Lake Copais, and the channel was dug to improve the flow of the water.

3.2 Construction of the Treasury

During the time of Minyas, Minyans entered a golden age and the first treasury was built.

This shows how plentiful the harvest was from the land around Lake Copais, into which the Cephisus River flows.

3.3 Expansion of Minyans

The wealth of Minyans was so widespread that Neleus, son of Cretheus, married Chloris, daughter of Amphion, son of Iasius of Minyans.