Tyrsenos

Family: Lydian · Role: Atys's son and leader of the departing people · First appears: Book 1 · §94–101

Life events

Atys divided the Lydians by lot, keeping one part in the land and sending the other away under Tyrsenos.(Book 1 · §94–101 · 📍 Lydia)
- With: Atys
- “therefore their king divided the whole Lydian people into two parts, and he appointed by lot one part to remain and the other to go forth from the land; and the king appointed himself to be over that one of the parts which had the lot to stay in the land, and his son to be over that which was departing; and the name of his son was Tyrsenos.”
The departing Lydians sailed away under Tyrsenos to seek a land to dwell in.(Book 1 · §94–101 · 📍 Smyrna)
- “went down to the sea at Smyrna and built ships for themselves, wherein they placed all the movable goods which they had and sailed away to seek for means of living and a land to dwell in;”
Tyrsenos's followers founded cities and took the name Tyrsenians after him.(Book 1 · §94–101 · 📍 the land of the Ombricans)
- “they came at last to the land of the Ombricans, and there they founded cities and dwell up to the present time: and changing their name they were called after the king's son who led them out from home, not Lydians but Tyrsenians, taking the name from him.”

parent: Atys “and his son to be over that which was departing; and the name of his son was Tyrsenos.”
with Atys (Tyrsenos led the departing Lydians.) “and changing their name they were called after the king's son who led them out from home, not Lydians but Tyrsenians, taking the name from him.”

Extracted from the original text of The Histories. Made with Rho MD.