Pausanias' Description of Greece

Car

Family: Megara · Role: king · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 39

Car was the son of Phoroneus. When he was king, he erected the sacred Hall of Demeter.

Relationship record

Life events

  • Car erected the sacred Hall of Demeter.(Book 1 · Chapter 40)
    • “Here too is the sacred Hall of Demeter: which they say was erected by Car when he was king.”

Book 1 · Chapter 39

  • parent: Phoroneus “Car, the son of Phoroneus”

Book 1 · Chapter 40

  • parent: Phoroneus (Phoroneus is Car's father.) “the Carian from Car the son of Phoroneus”
  • with Demeter (Car erected Demeter's sacred hall.) “Here too is the sacred Hall of Demeter: which they say was erected by Car when he was king.”

Book 1 · Chapter 44

  • parent: Phoroneus “a monument of Car the son of Phoroneus”

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