< Triops, son of Peirasus >
1 Origin
Triops was born in Argos in 1650 BC.
Triops' father was Peirasus, son of Argus. [Hyginus.124, 145]
Triops' mother was Callirhoe. [Hyginus.145]
2 Others
Triops became king of the Argives, succeeding his father Peirasus. [Hyginus.124]
< Triopas, son of Phorbas >
1 Origin
In 1625 BC, Triopas was born in Argos.
Triopas' father was Phorbas, son of Criasus. [Paus.2.16.1]
Triopas' mother was Euboea, daughter of Asterion. [EuriSchoOr.932.02, Paus.2.16.1]
2 Family
Triopas married Oreaside (or Sosis). [Hyginus.145, EuriSchoOr.932.02]
Triopas had twin sons, Inachus (or Iasus) and Pelasgus. [Hyginus.145, EuriSchoOr.932.02, Paus.2.16.1, 2.22.1]
Triopas had a son, Agenor. [Hyginus.145, Paus.2.16.1]
Triopas had a son, Xanthus. [Hyginus.145, Diod.5.81.2]
Triopas had two sons, Anthus and Eurisabe. [Hyginus.145]
3 Others
Diodorus reports that Triopas colonized Rhodes. [Diod.4.58.7]
However, it may have been Xanthus, the son of Triopas, who also colonized Lycia and Lesbos, who actually colonized Rhodes. [FGrH.3.F69]
< Triopas, son of Erysichthon >
1 Origin
Triopas (or Thrinax) was born in Cyrbe, Rhodes, in 1439 BC. [Diod.5.57.8]
Triopas' father was Erysichthon. [FGrH.4.122]
Triopas' mother was Rhodos, daughter of Halia. [Diod.5.56.5]
Triopas was one of the Heliadae of Rhodes. [Diod.5.56.5, Nonnus.14.36]
2 Family
Triopas had a son, Phorbas. [Athen.6.262e]
Triopas had a son, Periergus. [Athen.6.262e]
Triopas had a daughter, Parthenia. [Athen.6.262e]
3 Others
In 1425 BC, Actis, together with his brothers, expelled Telchines from Rhodes. [Diod.5.56.1, Nonnus.14.36]
In 1415 BC, after a quarrel among the Heliadae, Triopas fled to Melisseus at Cherronesus in Caria. [Diod.5.61.1]
Melisseus is presumed to have been one of the five Curetes who emigrated from Crete to Cherronesus. [Diod.5.60.1]
In 1390 BC, Triopas was awarded Dotium for helping the sons of Deucalion expel the Pelasgians from Thessaly. [Diod.5.61.1]
In 1388 BC, Triopas returned to Cherronesus in Caria due to conflict with the natives and founded Triopium. [Diod.5.61.2, FGrH.Nr4.F122, Newton.107,StephByz.T636.1]
Triopium was located on a promontory in what would later become the territory of Cnidus. [Thucy.8.35]
A statue was made of Triopas as the founder of Cnidus, which was later dedicated to Delphi. [Paus.10.11.1]
In 1380 BC, Triopas helped Chthonius, son of Ialysus and Syme, daughter of Dotis, to settle the uninhabited Metapontis (later Syme). [Diod.5.53.1, StephByz.S591.17]
Create:2024.10.19, Update:2025.3.14
