< Telegonus, father of Epaphus >

1 Origin

Telegonus was born in Boeotia in 1585 BC.

2 Family

Telegonus married Io, daughter of Iasus. [Apo.2.1.3, JeromeChro.1511]

Telegonus and Io had a son, Epaphus. [Apo.2.1.3, Hyginus.145, JeromeChro.1511]

Cranaus, the second king of Athens, is also thought to have been the son of Telegonus and Io. [See Cranaus]

3 Others

In 1580 BC, Telegonus' father emigrated from Boeotia to Egypt and founded Sais.

Cecrops, the first king of Athens, emigrated from Sais to Greece. [Tzetzes.5.650, TzeAdLyco.111]

Cecrops was a contemporary of Telegonus, and they were probably brothers.