< Perseis, mother of Pasiphae >

1 Origin

Perseis (or Perse) was born in 1355 BC in Colchis on the eastern shore of the Black Sea.

Medea, the daughter of Aeetes, son of Perseis, became the ruler of the town at the request of the Corinthians.

This is thought to be because Medea was a descendant of Sisyphus, the founder of Corinth.

Perseis was therefore a descendant of Aeetes, the son of Sisyphus, who was the first settler of Colchis.

1.1 Perseis' parents

Perseis' mother was the daughter of Chalciope, daughter of Aeetes, and Perseis' father is presumed to be Asterios, son of Minos, son of Europa.

Asterios settled in Colchis in 1370 BC.

It is thought that it was blood ties that allowed Pasiphae, daughter of Perseis, daughter of Asterios, to marry Minos, who was a descendant of Minos, son of Europa.

2 Family

2.1 Perseis' husband

Perseis' husband is presumed to be the son of Boreas' daughter Cleopatra, based on the following:

1) Tauric Chersonese (now Crimea)

Helius (Sun) and Perseis had a son, Aeetes.

Helius had two sons, Perses and Aeetes, who ruled Tauric Chersonese and Aeetes ruled Colchis.

Aeetes married Perses' daughter, Hecate.

In other words, Perses was presumed to have been older than Aeetes and succeeded his father.

It is also presumed that Perseis married into the ruler of Tauric Chersonese from Colchis.

2) Ruler of Tauric Chersonese

Cleopatra's two sons, Clytius, Polymedes (or Plexippus, Pandion), settled in Tauric Chersonese from Salmydessus on the southwestern coast of the Black Sea.

Their mother, Cleopatra's father, Boreas, participated in the migration group led by Aeetes, ancestor of Perseis.

It is assumed that the descendants of Boreas and Aeetes had contact with each other even after the settlement.

From the above, it is assumed that Perseis married from Colchis to Cleopatra's son who settled in Tauric Chersonese.

2.2 Children of Perseis

Perseis had a son, Perses.

Perseis had a son, Aeetes.

Perseis had a daughter, Pasiphae.

Perseis had a daughter, Circe.