Heraclid dynasty of Corinth

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The Heraclid dynasty of Corinth was an ancient Greek royal lineage claiming descent from the hero Heracles that ruled the city-state of Corinth in the early archaic period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek royal dynasty
ruling house
associatedWithEvent transition from monarchy to oligarchic rule in Corinth
associatedWithMythology Greek mythology NERFINISHED
belongsToCategory Heraclid houses NERFINISHED
ancient Corinthian monarchy
capital Corinth NERFINISHED
chronologicalStatus pre-classical
claimedDescentFrom Heracles NERFINISHED
country ancient Greece NERFINISHED
culturalContext archaic Greek polis system
dynasticFounder Aletes of Corinth NERFINISHED
endCause replacement by Bacchiad oligarchy
ethnicOrigin Dorian Greeks NERFINISHED
followedBy Bacchiad dynasty of Corinth NERFINISHED
governmentForm kingship
hasAncestralFigure Heracles NERFINISHED
Hyllus NERFINISHED
hasLegendaryOrigin Dorian invasion NERFINISHED
hasMythicEvent return of the Heraclids
hasMythicTheme heroic ancestry legitimizing kingship
hasNotableMember Aletes of Corinth NERFINISHED
descendants of Aletes
hasPoliticalCenter acropolis of Corinth (Acrocorinth) NERFINISHED
hasRulingLegitimacyClaim descent from Heracles and Zeus
hasTitleForRuler basileus of Corinth NERFINISHED
historicalStatus semi-legendary
language Ancient Greek
locatedInTimePeriod early archaic period
memberOfEthnicGroup Dorians NERFINISHED
mentionedIn Eusebius’ Chronicle (indirectly via king lists) NERFINISHED
Pausanias’ Description of Greece NERFINISHED
namedAfter Heracles NERFINISHED
partOfTradition Heraclid dynasties in Greece NERFINISHED
politicalRole royal house of Corinth
politicalSystem monarchy
precededBy Sisyphid dynasty of Corinth NERFINISHED
region Corinthia NERFINISHED
Peloponnese NERFINISHED
religion ancient Greek religion
ruled Corinth NERFINISHED
city-state of Corinth
sharesMythicAncestorWith Heraclid dynasty of Argos NERFINISHED
Heraclid dynasty of Sparta NERFINISHED
sourceType ancient Greek literary tradition
successionType patrilineal succession
territorialBase Isthmus of Corinth NERFINISHED
typeOfMonarchy hereditary kingship

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Aletes dynasty Heraclid dynasty of Corinth