Hesiod and Homerica

Cretheus

First appears: The Catalogues of Women and Eoiae · Fragments 1–20

Cretheus was one of the sons of Aeolus, alongside his brothers Athamas, Sisyphus, Salmoneus, and Perieres. In the events recounted, Tyro married him, and they had three sons: Aeson, Pheres, and Amythaon.

Relationship record

Life events

  • Tyro married Cretheus.(The Catalogues of Women and Eoiae · Fragments 1–20)
    • With: Tyro
    • “married Cretheus”
  • Tyro had Aeson, Pheres, and Amythaon by Cretheus.(The Catalogues of Women and Eoiae · Fragments 1–20)

The Catalogues of Women and Eoiae · Fragments 1–20

  • parent: Aeolus “And the sons of Aeolus, kings dealing justice, were Cretheus, and Athamas, and clever Sisyphus, and wicked Salmoneus and overbold Perieres.”
  • siblings with Athamas “And the sons of Aeolus, kings dealing justice, were Cretheus, and Athamas, and clever Sisyphus, and wicked Salmoneus and overbold Perieres.”
  • siblings with Sisyphus “And the sons of Aeolus, kings dealing justice, were Cretheus, and Athamas, and clever Sisyphus, and wicked Salmoneus and overbold Perieres.”
  • siblings with Salmoneus “And the sons of Aeolus, kings dealing justice, were Cretheus, and Athamas, and clever Sisyphus, and wicked Salmoneus and overbold Perieres.”
  • siblings with Perieres “And the sons of Aeolus, kings dealing justice, were Cretheus, and Athamas, and clever Sisyphus, and wicked Salmoneus and overbold Perieres.”
  • married with Tyro “Tyro the daughter of Salmoneus, having two sons by Poseidon, Neleus and Pelias, married Cretheus”
  • child: Aeson “and had by him three sons, Aeson, Pheres and Amythaon.”
  • child: Pheres “and had by him three sons, Aeson, Pheres and Amythaon.”
  • child: Amythaon “and had by him three sons, Aeson, Pheres and Amythaon.”

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