In
Greek mythology
A major branch of classical mythology, Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of Ancient Greek folklore. These stories concern the origin and nature of the world, the lives and activities ...
, Criasus (;
Ancient Greek
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: Κρίασος ''Kriasos'') was a king of
Argos
Argos most often refers to:
* Argos, Peloponnese, a city in Argolis, Greece
** Ancient Argos, the ancient city
* Argos (retailer), a catalogue retailer operating in the United Kingdom and Ireland
Argos or ARGOS may also refer to:
Businesses
...
.
Family
Criasus was the son of
Argus and
Evadne In Greek mythology, Evadne (; Ancient Greek: Εὐάδνη) was a name attributed to the following individuals:
*Evadne, a daughter of Strymon and Neaera, wife of Argus (king of Argos), mother of Ecbasus, Peiras, Epidaurus and Criasus.
*Evadn ...
(daughter of
Strymon) or the
Oceanid Peitho
In Greek mythology, Peitho ( grc, Πειθώ, Peithō, Persuasion or 'winning eloquence') is the goddess who personifies persuasion and seduction. Her Roman equivalent is Suada or Suadela. She is the goddess of charming speech. She is typically ...
. He had five brothers who were named
Ecbasus,
Jasus,
Peiranthus,
Epidaurus and
Tiryns
Tiryns or (Ancient Greek: Τίρυνς; Modern Greek: Τίρυνθα) is a Mycenaean archaeological site in Argolis in the Peloponnese, and the location from which the mythical hero Heracles performed his Twelve Labours. It lies south of M ...
. Criasus fathered
Phorbas
In Greek mythology, Phorbas (; Ancient Greek: Φόρβας ''Phórbās'', gen. Φόρβαντος ''Phórbantos'' means "giving pasture"), or Phorbaceus , may refer to:
* Phorbas of Elis, son of Lapithes and Orsinome, and a brother of Periphas.
...
,
Ereuthalion
In Greek mythology, the name Ereuthalion (Ancient Greek: Ἐρευθαλίων) may refer to:
*Ereuthalion, son of Criasus, founder and eponym of the city Ereuthalia.
*Ereuthalion, an Arcadian who fought in the battle against the Pylians "benea ...
and
Cleoboea by
Melantho
In Greek mythology, Melantho (; Ancient Greek: Μελανθώ) may refer to the following women:
* Melantho, also called Melanthea, a Phthian princess as the daughter of King Deucalion and Pyrrha, daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora. She was not ...
.
[Scholia on Euripides, ''Orestes'' 932; on ''Phoenician Women'' 1116]
Mythology
Criasus was said to have reigned for fifty four years. During his reign,
Callithyia
In Greek mythology and legendary history, Callithyia (; Ancient Greek: Καλλίθυια; also Callithoe (; Καλλιθόη), Callithea (; Καλλιθέα),Scholia on Aratus, ''Phenomena'' 161 or Io (; Ἰώ ), "the best among women as well as a ...
, daughter of Peiranthus, became the first priestess of
Hera. According to
Eusebius
Eusebius of Caesarea (; grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος ; 260/265 – 30 May 339), also known as Eusebius Pamphilus (from the grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος τοῦ Παμφίλου), was a Greek historian of Christianity, exegete, and Chris ...
, Criasus reigned at the same time as
Saphrus reigned as the fourteenth king of
Assyria
Assyria ( Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: , romanized: ''māt Aššur''; syc, ܐܬܘܪ, ʾāthor) was a major ancient Mesopotamian civilization which existed as a city-state at times controlling regional territories in the indigenous lands of the ...
, and
Orthopolis In Greek mythology, Orthopolis (Ancient Greek: Ὀρθοπόλιδι or Ὀρθόπολιν means "upholding the city") was the 12th king of Sicyon who reigned for 63 years.Eusebius, ''Chronographia'63/ref>
Family
Orthopolis was the son and heir ...
as the twelfth king of
Sicyon. Eusebius also tells us that
Moses was born in Egypt during his reign.
Eusebius
Eusebius of Caesarea (; grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος ; 260/265 – 30 May 339), also known as Eusebius Pamphilus (from the grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος τοῦ Παμφίλου), was a Greek historian of Christianity, exegete, and Chris ...
, ''Chronicle'' book 1 Criasus' son
Phorbas
In Greek mythology, Phorbas (; Ancient Greek: Φόρβας ''Phórbās'', gen. Φόρβαντος ''Phórbantos'' means "giving pasture"), or Phorbaceus , may refer to:
* Phorbas of Elis, son of Lapithes and Orsinome, and a brother of Periphas.
...
succeeded him on the throne of Argos.
Notes
Princes in Greek mythology
Kings of Argos
Kings in Greek mythology
Inachids
Mythology of Argos
References
*
Apollodorus, ''The Library'' with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4
Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.Greek text available from the same website
* Gaius Julius Hyginus, ''Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus'' translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies
Online version at the Topos Text Project.
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