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Aphrodite Apollo Ares Artemis Athena Atlas Coeus Crius Cronus Demeter Dionysus Gaia Hades Hephaestus Hera Hermes Hestia Hyperion Iapetus Mnemosyne Oceanus Phobos Phoebe Poseidon Prometheus Rhea Tethys Themis Uranus Zeus
Bacchus Ceres Diana Juno Jupiter Mars Mercury Minerva Neptune Pluto Venus Vesta Vulcan
Amun Anubis Aten Atum Babi Bastet Bes Geb Hapi hathor heqet Horus Isis Khepri Khnum Khonsu Maat Nephthys Nut Osiris Ptah Ra Seshat Seth Shu Sobek Thoth
Alfheim Baldur Freya Freyr Frigg Heimdallr Helheim Idun Jotunheim Loki Nerthus Njord Odin Thor Tyr
Aengus Arawn Badb Brigid Cailleach Ceridwen Cernunnos Cu Chulainn Dagda Danu Gwydion Herne the Hunter Lugh Medb Morrigan Neit Nuada Taliesin Taranis
Chalchiuhtlicue Coatlicue Huitzilopochtli Mictlantecuhtli Mixcoatl Ometeotl Quetzalcoatl Tezcatlipoca Tlaloc Tonatiuh Xipe Totec Xochiquetzal Xolotl
Amaterasu Ame no Uzume Benzaiten Bishamonten Daikokuten Ebisu Fujin Fukurokuju Inari Izanagi Kagutsuchi Raijin Susanoo Tsukuyomi
Caishen Cangjie Dragon King Eight Immortals Erlang Shen Fuxi Guanyin Hou Yi Huxian Jade Emperor King Yama Leizi Lu-ban Mazu Nezha Nuwa Pangu Shennong Sun Wukong Xiwangmu Yue Lao Zhong Kui
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  1. Classical Mythology
    Pantheon Heroic Age Royal Houses Geographia Facts & Figures Genealogy Bibliography About Classical Myths
  2. Royal Houses
    Aeolids House of Elis & Calydon Houses of Argolis House of Pelops Minoan Crete House of Thebes House of Sparta House of Athens Heraclids House of Troy Tales of Rome
  3. Aeolids

Aeolids

The Aeolids (Αἴολιδαί) were powerful rulers who established kingdoms in many parts of Greece. They were descendants of Aeolus, son of Hellen. Aeolus was a powerful ruler of Thessaly. The Aeolids could be found ruling kingdoms in Thessaly, Argos, Corinth, Orchomenus, Elis, Messenia and Calydon.

Note that the House of Elis and the House of Calydon can be found in the page titled Houses of Elis and Calydon.

  • After the Deluge

  • Thessalian Line

  • Boeotian Line

  • Corinthian Line

  • Argive Line

  • Messenian Line

  • House of Elis

  • House of Calydon

After the Deluge

Hellen

Hellen

Creusa and Ion

Creusa and Ion

Aeolus

Aeolus

Melanippe

Melanippe

Thessalian Line

Tyro

Tyro

Pelias

Pelias

Acastus

Acastus

Boeotian Line

The Aeolids who lived in Boeotia settled in the city of Orchomenus, a city north of another Boeotian city, Thebes. Orchomenus was the centre of the Minyan culture in the late Bronze Age, known for their distinctive pottery style compared to the Mycenaean.

Athamas

Athamas

Corinthian Line

Sisyphus

Sisyphus

Glaucus

Glaucus

Messenian Line

Perieres

Perieres

Aphareus

Aphareus

Neleus

Neleus

Nestor

Nestor

Genealogy

  • Descendants of Deucalion

  • Aeolids 1: Thessaly & Messenia

  • Aeolids 2a: Orchomenus & Corinth

  • Aeolids 2b: Orchomenus & Corinth

  • Aeolids 3: Elis

  • Aeolids 4: Calydon

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  • • House of Sparta
  • • House of Athens
  • • Heraclids
  • • House of Troy
  • • Tales of Rome
Aeolids 1 (Thessaly & Messenia)

Aeolids 1 (Thessaly & Messenia)

The Aeolids, or the descendants of Aeolus, ruled many different kingdoms throughout Greece. Aeolus, the king of Phthia in Thessaly, had many children. Some of his sons founded their own kingdoms, while others gained their own kingdoms through marr...

July 28th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Aeolids 2 (Corinth & Orchomenus)

Aeolids 2 (Corinth & Orchomenus)

The second page of the genealogy of the Aeolids (descendants of Aeolus), displaying the family trees of Sisyphus from Corinth and Athamas from Orchomenus. Both Sisyphus and Athamas were the sons of Aeolus. House of Sisyphus House of Athamas You wi...

July 28th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
House of Elis & Calydon

House of Elis & Calydon

The House of Elis and the House of Calydon belonged to the Aeolids . The Aeolids were descendants of Aeolus , a king from Thessaly. The Aeolids established powerful kingdoms and dynasties in many part of Greece. House of Elis House of Calydon Hous...

May 12th, 2001 • Jimmy Joe
House of Calydon (Aeolids 3)

House of Calydon (Aeolids 3)

Houses of Aetolia Children of Thestius Houses of Aetolia Aetolia was formerly populated by the people known as the Curetes, the original inhabitants of this region. The three sons of Apollo and the nymph Phthia were named Laodocus, Polypoetes and ...

July 28th, 1999 • Timeless Myths
The Aeolids in Argos

The Aeolids in Argos

At first, Proëtus (Προιτος) ruled in his kingdom at Tiryns, when his twin brother was still ruling in the city of Argos. Proëtus and Acrisius were bitter rivals, both seeking power in Argos. Proëtus only received Argos from his great-nephew, Perse...

April 24th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Aeolus

Aeolus

Aeolus (Αἴολος) became a ruler in Thessaly after his father. Aeolus married Enarete (Ἐναρετη), daughter of Deïmacus (Deimacus), who bore him sons who became powerful rulers: Cretheus , king of Iolcus; Athamas , king of Orchomenus, in Boeotia; Sisy...

April 27th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
House of Elis (Aeolids 4)

House of Elis (Aeolids 4)

Below, is an alternative tree for the children and grandchildren of Phorbas. It is basically the same, except that Augeias was sometimes seen as the son of Helius or Poseidon, not of Phorbas. Also, this tree shows that Cteates and Eurytus (the Mol...

July 28th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Aëthlius

Aëthlius

Aëthlius (Aethlius) was the earliest known ruler of the region and city of Elis. Aëthlius was the son of Aeolus and Protogeneia. However, not much is known about Aëthlius except that he married his half-sister, Calyce, daughter of his father Aeolu...

May 12th, 2001 • Jimmy Joe
Aetolus

Aetolus

Aetolus' reign in Elis was also short. Aetolus (Αἰτωλός) participated in the funeral games of Azan. In a chariot race, Aetolus accidentally ran over and trampled Apis, possibly the king of Argos. Either Aetolus fled from Elis, or he was banished f...

May 12th, 2001 • Jimmy Joe
Aetolia

Aetolia

A region east of the river Acheloüs. The region was named after Aetolus. Aetolus was the son of Endymion, king of Elis. His brother Epeius succeeded to the throne in Elis first, by winning a foot race. However, Epeius died young and was childless,...

August 8th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe

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