Arene was a city of Messenia. The location of Arene is unknown. It was founded by Perieres, an Aeolid from Thessaly.
Arene, Ἀρενη.
Perieres
Perieres, Aphareus and Leucippus, Neleus.
By Jimmy Joe
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...
Aphareus was the son of Perieres and Gorgophone, the daughter of Perseus. Aphareus was the brother of Leucippus. Aphareus married his cousin Arene (or should I say stepsister since they both had the same mother), and named the new city after his w...
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.
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