Polydorus

Family: Theban · Role: king · First appears: Apollodorus, Library 3.4

🌐 Also appears in: Greek Tragedy — The Same Myth, Three Voices (as Polydorus)

Polydorus was born to Cadmus and Harmonia, alongside his sisters Autonoe, Ino, Semele, and Agave. The account names him as Cadmus’s son: “And to Cadmus were born daughters, Autonoe, Ino, Semele, Agave, and a son Polydorus.”

Having become king of Thebes, Polydorus married Nycteis, daughter of Nycteus, and fathered Labdacus. Another account lists Polydorus among the sons borne by Hecuba. He also appears among the men who courted and sought to marry Penelope, alongside Polybus and Thadytius.

Relationship record

Life events

• Cadmus and Harmonia had four daughters and a son, Polydorus.(Apollodorus, Library 3.4)
  • With: Cadmus Autonoe Ino Semele Agave
  • “And to Cadmus were born daughters, Autonoe, Ino, Semele, Agave, and a son Polydorus.”

Apollodorus, Library 3.4

• parent: Cadmus “And to Cadmus were born daughters, Autonoe, Ino, Semele, Agave, and a son Polydorus.”
• siblings with Autonoe “And to Cadmus were born daughters, Autonoe, Ino, Semele, Agave, and a son Polydorus.”
• siblings with Ino “And to Cadmus were born daughters, Autonoe, Ino, Semele, Agave, and a son Polydorus.”
• siblings with Semele “And to Cadmus were born daughters, Autonoe, Ino, Semele, Agave, and a son Polydorus.”
• siblings with Agave “And to Cadmus were born daughters, Autonoe, Ino, Semele, Agave, and a son Polydorus.”

Apollodorus, Library 3.5

• married with Nycteis “Polydorus, having become king of Thebes , married Nycteis, daughter of Nycteus, son of Chthonius, and begat Labdacus, who perished after Pentheus because he was like-minded with him.”
• child: Labdacus “Polydorus, having become king of Thebes , married Nycteis, daughter of Nycteus, son of Chthonius, and begat Labdacus, who perished after Pentheus because he was like-minded with him.”

Apollodorus, Library 3.12

• parent: Hecuba “Afterwards Hecuba bore sons, Deiphobus, Helenus, Pammon, Polites, Antiphus, Hipponous, Polydorus, and Troilus”

Hesiod, Theogony 869-975

• parent: Harmonia “and Polydorus also in rich-crowned Thebe”

Apollodorus, Epitome 7

• courtship with Penelope “Polybus, Polydorus, Thadytius”
• admired: Penelope “And from Zacynthos came forty—four: Eurylochus, Laomedes, Molebus, Phrenius, Indius, Minis, Liocritus, Pronomus, Nisas, Daemon, Archestratus, Hippomachus, Euryalus, Periallus, Evenorides, Clytius, Agenor, Polybus, Polydorus, Thadytius, Stratius, Phrenius, Indius, Daesenor, Laomedon, Laodicus, Halius, Magnes, Oloetrochus, Barthas, Theophron, Nissaeus, Alcarops, Periclymenus, Antenor, Pellas, Celtus, Periphus, Ormenus, Polybus and Andromedes.”

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