< Peirasus, son of Argus >

1 Origin

In 1677 BC, Peirasus (or Piras, Peiras, Peranthus, Piranthus) was born in Argos.

Peirasus' father was Argus, son of Niobe. [Apo.2.1.2, Paus.2.16.1, Hyginus.124]

2 Family

Peirasus married Callirhoe. [Hyginus.145]

Peirasus and Callirhoe had a son, Triops. [Hyginus.124, 145]

Peirasus and Callirhoe had two sons, Argus and Arestorides. [Hyginus.145]

Peirasus and Callirhoe had a daughter, Callithyia. [Plut.Mor.Fr]

3 Others

In 1620 BC, Peirasus founded the temple of Hera and appointed his daughter Callithyia as a priestess of Hera. [Plut.Mor.Fr]

Hyginus, in his enumeration of the kings of the Argives, lists Peirasus, son of Argus, next to Argus, son of Zeus. Hyginus then lists Triops, son of Peirasus, next to Peirasus. [Hyginus.124]

In the list of kings of the Argives by the chronicler Castor, the names of Peirasus and Triops do not appear, but Peirasus' brother Criasus and his son Phorbas are listed. [Euseb.Chron.177]

Peirasus is believed to have founded a temple to Hera to house the image of Hera made by his father Argus, and it is assumed that Peirasus, not Criasus, succeeded Argus.