< Telephus, son of Auge >

1 Origin

In 1250 BC, Telephus was born in Arcadia.

Telephus' mother was Auge.

Auge's father was Lycurgus, son of Aleus.

1.1 Father of Telephus

Telephus' father is reported to have been Heracles, but the following suggests that he was Clymenus, son of Schoeneus.

1) Proximity of residence

Clymenus lived in Schoenus, which his father founded in Arcadia.

Auge lived in Tegea in Arcadia.

Schoenus was located near Tegea.

2) Mass Migration of Inhabitants

Telephus migrated with his mother Auge to Mysia of Pergamene in Asia Minor.

Since the Arcadians who migrated at this time lived in Pergamus, Telephus' migration was a mass migration.

The emigration was probably due to the arrogance of Clymenus.

An example of emigration of inhabitants due to the tyranny of a town ruler is the Caucones of Lepreus in Eleia, who emigrated to Lycia.

3) Parthenopaeus' Participation in the Emigration

The group of immigrants led by Telephus also included Parthenopaeus, the son of Clymenus' sister Atalanta, who was Telephus' cousin.

In 1215 BC, when Adrastus of Argos launched an army against Thebes, Parthenopaeus joined the expedition to avenge his grandfather Schoeneus, but was killed in battle.

In 1205 BC, Parthenopaeus' two sons, Tlesimenes and Biantes, rushed from Mysia to join Epigoni's attack on Thebes to avenge their father.

2 Family

Telephus married Argiope (or Astyoche), daughter of Teuthras.

Telephus and Argiope had a son, Eurypylus.

Some say that Telephus had a son, Tyrrhenus, who emigrated to Italy.

3 Others

In 1230 BC, Telephus emigrated from Arcadia to Mysia of Pergamene.

Telephus' mother Auge married Teuthras, ruler of Mysia, and Telephus married Argiope, daughter of Teuthras.

Telephus succeeded Teuthras as ruler of Mysia.