Andania became the first capital of Messenia. It was founded and ruled by Polycaon and his wife Messene. The whole region of Messenia was named after his wife.
Andania, Ανδανία.
Polycaon
Polycaon and Messene; followed by several generation of kings (names unknown).
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The first ruler of Messenia was Polycaon. Polycaon founded the city of Andania. Married to Messene, he named the whole region after his wife. A few generations later, with the arrival of the Aeolid Perieres, the capital was moved to Arene. Pylas a...
Arene was a city of Messenia. The location of Arene is unknown. It was founded by Perieres, an Aeolid from Thessaly.
The city of Orchomenus was situated in northern Boeotia. It was situated west of Lake Copais. Orchomenus was the centre of Minyan power. The most famous king of Orchomenus was Athamas , an Aeolid from Thessaly, but the city was founded by Andreus....
Arcadia was a large central region of the Peloponnesus. Arcadia was landlocked and mountainous. Either Pelasgus or his son Lycaon were said to be the first ruler of Arcadia. The region was named after Lycaon's grandson, Arcas, the son of Zeus and ...
The large family tree above combines the Houses of Laconia and Messenia together. The links between the two kingdoms come from marriages. The first link was when Polycaon, son of Lelex, migrated to Messenia and married the Argive princess, Messene...
Mycenae was a city situated north of Argos, on a hill overlooking the valley of Argolis. The city was famous for the Lion Gate (the photo below), and its giant masonry, known as Cyclopean walls. According to the Great Eoiae , a genealogical poem a...
Tegea was a city in southeastern Arcadia. In the time of Aleüs and his descendants, it was the capital of Arcadia. Lycurgus and his brothers, Cephalus and Amphidamas, ruled Tegea and Arcadia together. Lycurgus' brothers and his son Ancaeüs were Ar...
The principal city of Attica. The citadel of Athens was the Acropolis . The town Piraeus, south-west of Athens, was its main port. Athens was named after their patron goddess, Athena . The first king of Athens was either the earth-born Cecrops or ...
Personification of fate or necessity. See Moerae (Fates) and the Orphic Adrasteia .
Laconia was the southernmost region of the Peloponnesus. Its principal city was Sparta. Lelex was the first ruler of Laconia. His people were known as the Lelegians . It wasn't until three generations later that Lacedaemon married Sparta, the daug...