Greek Mythology

Acarnan

First appears: Apollodorus, Library 3.7

Life events

  • Alcmaeon's sons avenge him by killing Phegeus and his wife, after killing Phegeus's sons.(Apollodorus, Library 3.7 · 📍 Psophis)
    • With: Amphoterus Pronous Agenor Phegeus
    • “the sons of Alcmaeon killed their father's murderers, and going to Psophis and entering the palace they slew both Phegeus and his wife.”

Apollodorus, Library 3.7

  • parent: Alcmaeon “the sons she had by Alcmaeon”
  • parent: Callirrhoe “the sons she had by Alcmaeon”
  • siblings with Amphoterus “the sons she had by Alcmaeon”
  • with Phegeus (Amphoterus and Acarnan slew Phegeus.) “they slew both Phegeus and his wife”
  • with Pronous (Acarnan participated in killing Pronous.) “the sons of Alcmaeon killed their father's murderers”
  • with Agenor (Acarnan participated in killing Agenor.) “the sons of Alcmaeon killed their father's murderers”

Apollodorus, Epitome 7

  • courtship with Penelope “Ctesius, Acarnan, Cycnus”
  • admired: Penelope “From Dulichium came fifty-seven: Amphinomus, Thoas, Demoptolemus, Amphimachus, Euryalus, Paralus, Evenorides, Clytius, Agenor, Eurypylus, Pylaemenes, Acamas, Thersilochus, Hagius, Clymenus, Philodemus, Meneptolemus, Damastor, Bias, Telmius, Polyidus, Astylochus, Schedius, Antigonus, Marpsius, Iphidamas, Argius, Glaucus, Calydoneus, Echion, Lamas, Andraemon, Agerochus, Medon, Agrius, Promus, Ctesius, Acarnan, Cycnus, Pseras, Hellanicus, Periphron, Megasthenes, Thrasymedes, Ormenius, Diopithes, Mecisteus, Antimachus, Ptolemaeus, Lestorides, Nicomachus, Polypoetes, and Ceraus.”

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