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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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    Pantheon Heroic Age Royal Houses Geographia Facts & Figures Genealogy Bibliography About Classical Myths
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  3. 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

House of Elis

Elis was the name of the region and a city in north-west Peloponnesus.

Aethlius

Aethlius

Endymion

Endymion

Epeius and Eleius

Epeius and Eleius

Augeias

Augeias

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House of Elis

House of Calydon

Calydon was a southern city of Aetolia, founded by Calydon, the son of Aetolus. Aetolia was a land originally occupied by the Curetes.

Aetolus

Aetolus

Oeneus

Oeneus

Thoas

Thoas

For Oeneus, also see the Calydonian Boar Hunt.

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Jimmy Joe. "House of Elis & Calydon." https://timelessmyths.com/classical/royal-houses/house-of-elis-calydon. Accessed May 12, 2025.
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Royal Houses:

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  • • House of Athens
  • • Heraclids
  • • House of Troy
  • • Tales of Rome
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
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
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, C...

April 27th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
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
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
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
Calydon

Calydon

Calydon was a southern city of Aetolia founded by Calydon, son of Aetolus and brother of Pleuron. Not much was known about Calydon except that he married Aeolia, daughter of Amythaon and sister of Melampus and Bias. Calydon became the father of Ep...

August 8th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
House of Pelops

House of Pelops

Children of Pelops House of Atreus Children of Pelops The family tree of Pelops displays his descendants, such as Agamemnon, Menelaus and Orestes. Several of his daughters were married into Perseus' family, so also see the House of Perseus . You w...

July 28th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
House of Argos (Proëtids and Aeolids)

House of Argos (Proëtids and Aeolids)

The family tree that you see above contains the link between Proetus and the Aeolids, Melampus and Bias. Their descendants would become involved in two wars against Thebes ( Seven Against Thebes and the Epigoni ), before the Trojan War. I wasn't a...

July 28th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Elis

Elis

Elis was a northwestern region of the Peloponnesus. The principal city of Elis was also called Elis . It was named after Eleius , grandson of Endymion. The major cities in Elis were: See House of Elis for the family tree.

August 8th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe

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