Polydectes

Family: mythological · Role: king of Seriphus · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 22

In Book 1, Chapter 22, Perseus sails to Seriphus carrying Medusa’s head to Polydectes. In Book 2, Chapter 36, Polydectes appears in the Lacedæmonian royal lineage as the father of Charillus and son of Eunomus.

Relationship record

Book 1 · Chapter 22

with Perseus (Perseus carries Medusa's head to Polydectes.) “There too is Perseus sailing to Seriphus, carrying to Polydectes the head of Medusa.”

Book 2 · Chapter 36

child: Charillus “And when the Lacedæmonians under their king Nicander, the son of Charillus, the son of Polydectes, the son of Eunomus, the son of Prytanis, the son of Eurypon, invaded Argolis with an army, the people of Asine joined them, and ravaged with them the territory of the Argives.”
parent: Eunomus “And when the Lacedæmonians under their king Nicander, the son of Charillus, the son of Polydectes, the son of Eunomus, the son of Prytanis, the son of Eurypon, invaded Argolis with an army, the people of Asine joined them, and ravaged with them the territory of the Argives.”

Book 3 · Chapter 7

parent: Eunomus “when Eunomus the son of Prytanis and Polydectes the son of Eunomus were kings”
child: Charillus “But Charillus the son of Polydectes ravaged the Argive territory”

Book 4 · Chapter 4

child: Charillus “the son of Charillus, the son of Polydectes”
parent: Eunomus “the son of Polydectes, the son of Eunomus”

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