Houses of Argolis
Argolis was a region in northeastern Peloponnesus. There, several powerful cities were built on the Plain of Argolis: Argos, Tiryns and Mycenae. The myths that are about to be unfolded, were set in these cities.
The stories involved the descendants of Io, including the Perseids (descendants of Perseus) and the Proétids (descendants of Proétus or Proetus). The myth of the famous war between Argos and Thebes (Seven Against Thebes) was a subject of many tales where seven Argive chieftains went to restore Polyneices to the kingdom in Thebes, only to fail in defeat; all of the leaders died except one.
Early History of Argos
Argolis was the northeast region of the Peloponnesus, near the Isthmus of Corinth, and formed the north part of the Gulf of Argolis. Several powerful kingdoms were built there during the Bronze Age: Argos, Tiryns and Mycenae. There were two other important kingdoms, Troezen and Nauplia, in mythical Argolis, but I will concentrate on the first three cities.
House of Perseus
For Heracles, see Heracles. For the Heraclids, see Heraclids.
House of Proëtus
Proëtus (Proetus, Proitos or Προιτος) was the king of Tiryns when he received the hero Bellerophon as a guest and suppliant. After his brother's death, his grandnephew Perseus traded Argos for Tiryns with him.
Genealogy
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