< Phoroneus, son of Inachus >

1 Origin

Phoroneus was born in 1770 BC, near the headwaters of the Cephisus River, north of Mount Parnassus.

Phoroneus' father was Inachus. [Apo.2.1.1, Hyginus.124, Paus.2.15.5]

2 Family

Phoroneus had wives named Teledice, Cinna, and Cerdo. [Apo.2.1.1, 2.21.1, Hyginus.145]

Phoroneus had a son named Apis. [Apo.2.1.1, Euseb.177, Hyginus.145]

Phoroneus had a son named Europs. [Paus.2.34.4]

Phoroneus had a son named Car. [Paus.1.39.5]

Phoroneus had a son named Sparton. [Paus.2.16.4]

Phoroneus had a son, Clymenus. [Paus.2.35.4]

Phoroneus had a daughter, Niobe (Nioba). [Apo.2.1.1, Diod.4.14.4, Hyginus.145]

Phoroneus had a daughter, Chthonia. [Paus.2.35.4]

3 Others

In 1750 BC, Phoroneus migrated from the upper reaches of the Cephisus River to the northeast of the Peloponnesus and founded Phoroneus (later Argos). [Paus.2.15.5]

Aegialeus (or Aezeius), founder of Aegialeia (later Sicyon), died.

Aegialeus' brother Phoroneus left Aegialeia, which had no successor, to his son Europs.

Later, Telchin (or Telchis), a powerful man in Aegialeia, rebelled against Europs' rule and killed him.

Phoroneus attacked Aegialeia and fought the Telchines, led by Telchin, but was defeated. [Estimated from Orosius.1.7]