Eteocles (son of Andreus)

Also known as: Cephisiades / Eteocles · Role: son of Andreus and Euippe; king · First appears: Book 9 · Chapter 34

Life events

Andreus married Euippe and fathered Eteocles.(Book 9 · Chapter 34 · 📍 Orchomenus)
- With: Andreus Euippe
- “And before this Andreus had married Euippe the daughter of Leucon at the instigation of Athamas, and had by her a son Eteocles”
Eteocles became king and established the Cephisias and Eteoclea tribes.(Book 9 · Chapter 34 · 📍 Orchomenus)
- “When Eteocles became king he allowed the country to keep its name Andreis, but established two tribes, one of which he called Cephisias, and the other from his own name Eteoclea.”
Eteocles became the first to sacrifice to the Graces.(Book 9 · Chapter 35)
- “The Bœotians say that Eteocles was the first who sacrificed to the Graces.”
Phlegyas succeeded Eteocles to the kingdom.(Book 9 · Chapter 36)
- With: Phlegyas
- “Phlegyas, who succeeded to the kingdom when Eteocles died without any male progeny.”

parent: Andreus (Andreus is the parent of Eteocles.) “And had by her a son Eteocles”
parent: Euippe (Euippe is the parent of Eteocles.) “And had by her a son Eteocles”
parent: Cephisus (This parentage is attributed to the poets.) “Eteocles, who according to the poets was the son of the river Cephisus”
with Almus (Eteocles granted Almus a village.) “he granted him a small village to dwell in”

with Phlegyas (Phlegyas succeeded Eteocles as king.) “called Phlegyas, who succeeded to the kingdom when Eteocles died without any male progeny.”
with Phlegyas (Phlegyas succeeded Eteocles as king.) “Phlegyas, who succeeded to the kingdom when Eteocles died without any male progeny.”

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