< Phineus, son of Belus >

1 Origin

Phineus was born in Archandropolis, Nile Delta, Egypt, in 1400 BC.

Phineus' father was Belus.

2 Family

Phineus married Idaea, daughter of Dardanus.

Phineus and Idaea had a son Thynus.

Phineus and Idaea had a son Mariandinus.

Phineus married Cleopatra, daughter of Boreas.

Phineus and Cleopatra had two sons, Clytius and Polymedes (or Plexippus, Pandion).

3 Others

In 1390 BC, Phineus and his father Belus joined a group of immigrants led by Aeetes, son of Sisyphus, and emigrated to the mouth of the Aesepus River, just before Cyzicus. Their settlement came to be called Ethiopia.

In 1381 BC, Phineus married Idaea, who lived in Dardanus.

In 1380 BC, Phineus moved to the southwestern coast of the Black Sea and founded Salmydessus.

In 1365 BC, Phineus married Cleopatra, who lived near the Rheginia (now Ergene) River in Thracia.