Iphis

Role: son of Alector · First appears: Book 2 · Chapter 18

In Book 2, Chapter 18, Iphis is identified as the son of Alector, son of Anaxagoras, and the brother of Capaneus. When Iphis leaves the kingdom, it passes to Sthenelus, the son of his brother Capaneus.

By Book 10, Chapter 10, Iphis is the father of Eteoclus. In Book 10, Chapter 25, he appears among those gazing at Helen’s beauty.

Relationship record

Book 2 · Chapter 18

parent: Alector “Iphis, the son of Alector, the son of Anaxagoras”
siblings with Capaneus “Iphis, the son of Alector, the son of Anaxagoras, left the kingdom to Sthenelus the son of his brother Capaneus”

Book 10 · Chapter 10

child: Eteoclus “Eteoclus the son of Iphis”

Book 10 · Chapter 25

admired: Helen “There too stands Briseis, and Diomede near her, and Iphis in front of them both, they all appear to be gazing at Helen’s beauty.”

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.