Temenus
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Temenus is a mythological Greek hero and king, a descendant of Heracles who played a key role in the Dorian invasion and the founding of Argos’s royal line.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Heraclid
ⓘ
mythological Greek hero ⓘ mythological king ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Dorian tribes ⓘ |
| ancestor | Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Argos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dorian invasion ⓘ Heracleidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Peloponnese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Agraeus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cisos NERFINISHED ⓘ Hyrnetho NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerynes NERFINISHED ⓘ Phalces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Achaean rulers of the Peloponnese ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Argos (mythological kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Greek ⓘ |
| daughter | Hyrnetho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | murder ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dorian Greeks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Aristomachus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandfather | Cleodaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| greatGrandfather | Hyillus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| house | House of Heracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedBy | sons of Temenus (except Deiphontes) ⓘ |
| language | ancient Greek (mythic context) ⓘ |
| literarySource |
Apollodorus "Bibliotheca"
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ⓘ
Diodorus Siculus "Library of History" NERFINISHED ⓘ Pausanias "Description of Greece" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalEvent |
Return of the Heracleidae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
division of the Peloponnese among the Heraclids ⓘ |
| mythologicalType | hero-king ⓘ |
| notableFor | establishing Dorian rule in Argos ⓘ |
| notableRole |
founder of the royal line of Argos
ⓘ
leader in the Dorian invasion of the Peloponnese ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Dorian leader
ⓘ
king of Argos ⓘ |
| reasonForMurder | preference for his son-in-law Deiphontes as successor ⓘ |
| receivedTerritory | Argos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Argolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| sibling |
Aristodemus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cresphontes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sonInLaw | Deiphontes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Unnamed wife of Temenus ⓘ |
| successor | Deiphontes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeInMythology | generation after Heracles ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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