Cresphontes

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Cresphontes is a figure in Greek mythology, one of the Heracleidae and a descendant of Heracles involved in the legendary return of his lineage to the Peloponnese.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Heraclid
mythological figure
ancestor Heracles NERFINISHED
associatedPlace Messenia NERFINISHED
Peloponnese NERFINISHED
category Characters in Greek mythology
Kings in Greek mythology
child Aepytus NERFINISHED
culture Greek mythology
descendantOf Zeus (through Heracles) NERFINISHED
ethnicity Dorian NERFINISHED
father Aristomachus NERFINISHED
grandfather Cleodaeus NERFINISHED
greatGrandfather Hyillus NERFINISHED
killedBy rebellious nobles of Messenia
kingOf Messenia NERFINISHED
ledInvasionOf Messenia NERFINISHED
memberOf Heracleidae NERFINISHED
mythType founder-king
notableMyth restoration of Heraclid rule in the Peloponnese
participatedIn Return of the Heracleidae NERFINISHED
roleInMyth conqueror of Messenia
ruledInRegion Peloponnese NERFINISHED
sibling Aristodemus NERFINISHED
Temenus NERFINISHED
source Apollodorus NERFINISHED
Pausanias NERFINISHED
spouse Merope NERFINISHED
timePeriod mythical age of heroes

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Heracleidae hasCentralFigure Cresphontes
Heracleidae hasMember Cresphontes
Temenus of Argos sibling Cresphontes