Tellis

Family: Achæan · Role: king · First appears: Book 3 · Chapter 14

After the departure of the Ionians, Tellis ruled over the Achæans alongside his brothers Däimenes, Sparton, and Leontomenes, and Damasias. Tellis was a son of Tisamenus; his son was Brasidas, and Archilochus was his great-grandson.

Relationship record

Life events

• Däimenes, Sparton, Tellis, Leontomenes, and Damasias ruled the Achæans.(Book 7 · Chapter 6)
  • With: Däimenes Sparton Leontomenes Damasias
  • “And those who had the greatest power among the Achæans were the sons of Tisamenus, Däimenes and Sparton and Tellis and Leontomenes. Cometes, the eldest of Tisamenus’ sons, had previously crossed over into Asia Minor. These ruled over the Achæans as also Damasias (the son of Penthilus, the son of Orestes), the brother of Tisamenus.”

Book 3 · Chapter 14

• child: Brasidas “the cenotaph of Brasidas the son of Tellis”

Book 7 · Chapter 6

• parent: Tisamenus “And those who had the greatest power among the Achæans were the sons of Tisamenus, Däimenes and Sparton and Tellis and Leontomenes.”
• siblings with Däimenes “And those who had the greatest power among the Achæans were the sons of Tisamenus, Däimenes and Sparton and Tellis and Leontomenes.”
• siblings with Sparton “And those who had the greatest power among the Achæans were the sons of Tisamenus, Däimenes and Sparton and Tellis and Leontomenes.”
• siblings with Leontomenes “And those who had the greatest power among the Achæans were the sons of Tisamenus, Däimenes and Sparton and Tellis and Leontomenes.”
• siblings with Cometes “And those who had the greatest power among the Achæans were the sons of Tisamenus, Däimenes and Sparton and Tellis and Leontomenes. Cometes, the eldest of Tisamenus’ sons, had previously crossed over into Asia Minor.”
• elder kin: Damasias “And those who had the greatest power among the Achæans were the sons of Tisamenus, Däimenes and Sparton and Tellis and Leontomenes. Cometes, the eldest of Tisamenus’ sons, had previously crossed over into Asia Minor. These ruled over the Achæans as also Damasias (the son of Penthilus, the son of Orestes), the brother of Tisamenus.”

Book 10 · Chapter 28

• with Archilochus (Archilochus was Tellis's great-grandson.) “Of Tellis I know nothing more than that Archilochus was his greatgrandson.”
• elder kin: Archilochus (Archilochus was Tellis's great-grandfather.) “Of Tellis I know nothing more than that Archilochus was his greatgrandson.”

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