Autesion
Autesion ( Greek Αυτεσίων Autesíōn ), the son of Teisamenos , was in Greek mythology the father of Theras , after whom the island Thera was named, and of Argeia , who later married the Heraclid Aristodemos . Autesion became king of Thebes after his father Teisamenos , but had to emigrate because of an oracle and settled with the Dorians . Damasichthon , son of Opheltes, was chosen as his successor .
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- Libraries of Apollodorus , 2, 173.
- Herodotus , Histories , 4, 147; 6, 52.
- Pausanias , travels in Greece , 3, 1, 7; 3, 15, 6; 4, 3, 4; 9, 5, 15.
- Strabon Geographica , 347.
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Teisamenos |
King of Thebes 12th century BC Chr. (Fictional chronology) |
Damasichthon |