1 Introduction

In 1750 BC, a great flood occurred in the upper reaches of the Cephisus River, which flows north of Mount Parnassus. The Ectenes, led by Ogygus, migrated downstream of the Cephisus River and settled southeast of Lake Copais. [1]

In 1580 BC, the Ectenes were oppressed by other tribes, such as the Hyantes, and migrated to various places, leaving some people behind.

2 Migration to Thessaly

In 1580 BC, some of the Ectenes, led by the grandfather of Hellen's father Deucalion, migrated north from near Lake Copais. Deucalion founded Pyrrha (later Melitaea) near the source of the Enipeus River, which flows from the south into the Peneius River, which flows through northern Thessaly. [2]

Deucalion had two sons, Hellen and Amphictyon. [3]

Hellen ruled in Phthiotis, and the people of that region were called Hellenes or Hellas. [4]

Hellen had three sons, Aeolus, Xuthus, and Dorus. [5]

Hellen's descendants grew in power, and Aeolus became the founder of the Aeolians, and Dorus became the founder of the Dorians.

Xuthus had two sons, Achaeus and Ion, who became the Achaeans and Ionians, respectively. [6]

The descendants of Aeolus are described in "Genealogy of the Aeolians."

The descendants of Dorus are described in "Genealogy of the Dorians."

The descendants of Achaeus are described in "Genealogy of the Achaeans."

The descendants of Ion are described in "Genealogy of the Ionians."

3 Migration to Attica

In 1580 BC, part of the Ectenes, led by Actaeus, migrated from near Lake Copais to Attica. [7]

Actaeus' daughter Agraulus became the wife of Cecrops, the first king of Athens. [8]

4 Migration to Egypt

In 1580 BC, the Ectenes, led by Ogygus, a descendant of Ogygus, migrated to the Nile Delta in Egypt. Ogygus founded Thebes, named after his daughter Thebe. [9]

Ogygus' brother founded Sais. [10]

He had a son Cecrops. [11]

4.1 Migration from Egypt to Attica

In 1562 BC, Cecrops led the Ectenes to migrate from Egypt to Attica. [12]

Cecrops married Agraulus, daughter of Actaeus of Athmoneis. [13]

In 1561 BC, Cecrops founded Cecropia (later Athens). [14]

In Cecropia of Attica, the Athenians were born.

The descendants of Cecrops are described in "Genealogy of the Athenians."

4.2 Migration from Argos to Egypt

In 1560 BC, the Pelasgians, led by Iasus, son of Triopas, migrated to the Nile Delta in Egypt. [15]

Iasus' daughter Io married Telegonus, who lived in Sais, and had a son, Epaphus. [16]

The marriage of Telegonus and Io was the first union between the descendant of Ogygus (the Ectenes) and the descendant of Inachus (the Pelasgians). At this time, the Ectenes and Pelasgians likely spoke the same language.

Epaphus married Carcho, daughter of Aegyptus. [17]

Epaphus had a daughter, Libya. [18]

Telegonus was the brother of Cecrops, and Telegonus and Io presumably also had a son named Cranaus. [19]

4.3 Migration from Egypt to Attica

In 1515 BC, Cranaus migrated from Egypt to Attica. [20]

In 1511 BC, Cranaus succeeded Cecrops as the second king of Athens. [21]

The inhabitants of Athens in Cranaus' time were Pelasgians, also called Cranaans. [22]

Cranaus is thought to have migrated from Egypt to Attica, taking with him the descendants of the Pelasgians who had migrated from Argos to Egypt with Io.

4.4 Descendants of Libya, daughter of Epaphus, son of Io

Libya had three sons, Agenor, Belus, and Lelex. [23]

Two sons of Belus, Danaus and Aegyptus, and Lelex, migrated to the area around Argos, where Io was born, and it is believed that the people who migrated with them were the Pelasgians.

Danaus lived in Chemmis in the Nile Delta. [24]

Perseus, a descendant of Danaus, was born in Chemmis. [25]

The descendants of Danaus, Aegyptus, and Lelex is described in "Genealogy of the Pelasgians."

5 Agenor, son of Libya

Agenor had three sons, Cadmus, Phoenix, and Cilix. [26]

It is believed that Agenor also had a son named Maceris. [27]

5.1 Migration from Egypt to Phoenicia

In 1430 BC, Agenor migrated from Egypt to Sidon in Phoenicia. [28]

Cadmus lived in Thebes in Egypt. [29]

The Ectenes, who migrated from Boeotia, lived in Thebes from 1580 BC, when Ogygus, the father of Thebe, founded it.

It is assumed that it was the Ectenes, not the Pelasgians, who followed Agenor.

6 Cadmus, son of Agenor

In 1426 BC, Cadmus left Sidon with a colony that included Ectenes. [30]

Cadmus migrated to Thracia via Samothrace.

In 1420 BC, Cadmus migrated from Thracia to Boeotia and founded Cadmeia (later Thebes). [31]

Ectenes changed their name to Cadmeians.

In 1390 BC, Cadmus migrated from Cadmeia to Illyria. [32]

In 1205 BC, Laodamas, son of Eteocles, led the Cadmeians from Thebes to Illyria. [33]

Part of the Cadmeians migrated to northern Euboea and founded Hestiaea (Histiaea). [34]

Part of the Cadmeians migrated to Colophon in Asia Minor. [35]

In 1175 BC, the Cadmeians who lived in Colophon migrated to Pedias in Cilicia and founded Mallus. [36]

In 1126 BC, Autesion, son of Tisamenus, led the Cadmeians in migration to Doris. [37]

In 1112 BC, the Cadmeians participated in the Heracleidae's expedition against Peloponnesus. [38]

In 1104 BC, Eurysthenes and Procles, the two sons of Autesion's daughter Argeia, acquired possession of Laconia. [39]

In 1099 BC, Theras, son of Autesion, led a colony that included the Cadmeians in migration to Thera.

7 Phoenix, son of Agenor

In 1430 BC, Phoenix, son of Agenor, emigrated from Egypt to Tyre in Phoenicia. [40]

Based on the marriage dates of his two daughters, Europa and Astypalaea, Phoenix married Perimede, daughter of Oeneus, prior to this migration.

Oeneus was the great-grandson of Herse, daughter of Cecrops, the first king of Athens, and is presumed to have lived in Tyre. [41]

8 Cilix, son of Agenor

In 1425 BC, Cilix emigrated to Cilicia near Mount Ida and founded Thebe. [42]

In 1400 BC, Thasus, son of Cilix, emigrated from Thebe near Mount Ida to Thasus. [43]

In 1375 BC, Galepsus, son of Thasus, emigrated from Thasus to Thracia and founded Galepsus. [44]

9 Maceris, son of Agenor

In 1430 BC, Maceris emigrated from Egypt to Phoenicia with Agenor. [45]

Maceris learned navigation in Phoenicia and celestial knowledge from Actis (or Auges, Atlas), son of Rhodos, in Heliopolis, Egypt. [46]

In 1410 BC, Maceris founded Capsa in Libya. [47]

In 1400 BC, Maceris founded Heracleia (later Calpe) in the southern Iberian Peninsula. [48]

Maceris was called Egyptian Heracles or Phoenician Heracles. [49]

Maceris was also called Melcartus.[50]

9.1 Sardus, son of Maceris

In 1390 BC, Sardus, son of Maceris, emigrated from Canopus, Egypt, to Ichnussa (later Sardinia) on the west side of the Italian peninsula. [51]

The temple of Father Sardus is located in the southwest of Sardinia, and it is assumed that Sardus emigrated to the area around there. [52]

9.2 Geryones, descendant of Maceris

Geryones (or Geryon), a cowherd from Erytheia who appears in the tenth labor of Heracles, son of Amphitryon, is assumed to have been a descendant of Maceris.

Geryones lived in Gadeira (present-day Cadiz) in Tartessus, centered on the Baetis (old Tartessus) River, northwest of Heracleia on the Iberian Peninsula. [53]

The Tartessus River was a tin producing area. [54]

9.3 Norax, grandson of Geryones

In 1240 BC, Norax, son of Erytheia, daughter of Geryones, emigrated to Sardinia and founded its oldest town, Nora (near present-day Cape Pula), at the southern tip of the island. [55]

Norax settled in Sardinia before Iolaus, son of Iphicles, son of Amphitryon. [56]

Norax's settlement was in the immediate vicinity of that of Sardus, son of Maceris. [57]

10 Spread of Ectenes Settlements

The Ectenes were born before 1750 BC in the upper reaches of the Cephisus River, which flows north of Mount Parnassus.

In 1750 BC, the Ectenes who lived in the upper reaches of the Cephisus River migrated to the lower reaches of the Cephisus River near Lake Copais.

In 1580 BC, the Ectenes who lived near Lake Copais migrated to Thessaly, Attica, and Egypt.

The Ectenes who migrated to Thessaly changed their name to Aeolians, Dorians, Achaeans, and Ionians.

In 1562 BC, the Ectenes who lived in Egypt migrated to Attica, where they merged with the Ectenes who migrated from near Lake Copais and changed their name to Athenians.

In 1560 BC, the Ectenes who remained in Egypt were joined by the Pelasgians, who changed their name from the Inachians who had migrated from Argos.

In 1515 BC and 1492 BC, the Ectenes and the Pelasgians migrated from Egypt to Athens.

In 1511 BC, the Ectenes who lived in Thessaly were joined by the Ectenes who had lived in Attica for a time, fleeing a flood.

In 1430 BC, the Ectenes who lived in Egypt were expelled from their homes and moved to Phoenicia.

In 1425 BC, the Ectenes who lived in Phoenicia moved to Cilicia near Mount Ida.

In 1420 BC, the Ectenes who lived in Phoenicia moved to Boeotia and changed their name to Cadmeians.

In 1410 BC, Ectenes, who lived in Egypt, migrated to Libya.

In 1400 BC, Ectenes, who lived in Egypt, migrated to the southern Iberian Peninsula.

In 1400 BC, Ectenes, who lived in Cilicia, migrated to Thasus.

In 1390 BC, Ectenes, who lived in Egypt, migrated to Sardinia.

In 1390 BC, Cadmeians, who lived in Boeotia, migrated to Illyria.

In 1375 BC, Ectenes, who lived in Thasus, migrated to Thracia.

In 1240 BC, Ectenes, who lived in Iberian Peninsula, migrated to Sardinia.

In 1205 BC, Cadmeians, who lived in Boeotia, migrated to Euboea, Illyria, and Asia Minor.

In 1175 BC, the Cadmeians who lived in Asia Minor migrated to Cilicia Pedias.

In 1126 BC, the Cadmeians who lived in Boeotia migrated to Doris.

In 1104 BC, the Cadmeians who lived in Doris migrated to Laconia.

In 1099 BC, the Cadmeians who lived in Laconia migrated to Thera.

11 Greek Dark Ages

The Aeolians, Dorians, Achaeans, and Ionians, who changed their names from Ectenes, inhabited the Greek world.

Other descendants of Ectenes lived in Illyria, Thracia, Thasus, Sardinia, Thera, the Iberian Peninsula, Ionia, Cilicia Pedias, and Libya.

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