Temenos (mythology)
Temenos ( Greek Τήμενος ) is the son of Aristomachus and brother of Kresphontes and Aristodemos in Greek mythology . He was the father of Keisos , Kerynes, Phalkes , Agelaos , Agraios, Eurypylos , Callias, Isthmios, Clytos and the Hyrnetho . He was the great-great-grandson of Heracles and led the army of the Dorians in the conquest of the Peloponnese ( return of the Heracles ).
According to an oracle, the Heraclus should succeed in conquering the Peloponnese if they started the campaign from Naupaktos . Therefore Temenos gathered an army there and built a fleet. But when Hippotes , the son of Phylas , killed a seer, the ships were destroyed and the army starved. Another oracle demanded the banishment of the guilty party and a three-eyed military leader. Hippotes was banished and the three-eyed leader was found in Oxylos , great-grandson of Andraimon , because he himself had lost an eye and was riding along on a horse.
Now it was finally possible to conquer the Peloponnese. By lot, the land was divided between the sons of Aristomachus and Aristodemus. Temenus became king of Argos , which was previously ruled by Tisamenos . He now appointed Deiphontes , the husband of his daughter Hyrnetho, as the chief military leader . Since the sons of Temenus feared that Deiphontes could subsequently also become king of Argos, they killed their father and drove Hyrnetho and her husband away.
Temenos was buried near Argos in a place named Temenes after him. Temenos is the founder of the royal family of the Temenids, from which the Macedonian royal house of the Argeadians is derived.
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- Libraries of Apollodorus 2, 172-179.
- Herodotus , Histories 8, 137-138.
- Hyginus Mythographus , Fabulae 124.
- Pausanias 2,6,7; 2.13.1; 2.18.7; 2.19.1; 2.21.3; 2.26.2; 2.28.3-4; 2,38.1; 3.1.5; 4,3,3-8.
- Strabon , Geographica 357-358. 368, 389.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Tisamenos |
King of Argos 11th century BC Chr. (Fictional chronology) |
Keisos |