Thespios

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Thespios ( Greek Θέσπιος Théspios , Latin Thespius ) is a figure in Greek mythology . He was the son of the Athenian king Erechtheus and Praxithea ; his siblings were Kekrops , Orneus , Metion , Sikyon , Pandoros , Alkon , Eupalamos , Prokris , Krëusa , Oreithyia , Chthonia , Protogeneia , Pandora and Merope .

He became king of Thespiai, neighboring Thebes, in Boeotia (not to be confused with Thespis from Ikaria ).

From Thespios' marriage to Megamede , the daughter of Arneus, 50 daughters, the Thespiads ( Θεσπιάδες ), emerged. According to other sources, Thespios had these daughters from several wives. He wanted the Thespiads to have children from the hero Heracles . On Thespios's order, he killed a lion that was beating cattle on Mount Kithairon . The devious king promised him a night with each of his 50 daughters, each of whom gave birth to a son. According to another tradition, the hero slept with them one night; however, a daughter, who later became a virgin priestess in a temple of Heracles, refused, while another gave birth to twins. 40 sons went to Sardinia under the leadership of Iolaos , where they settled the Joleum region.

The names of the daughters and their Heraclean sons were:

Thespiade son
1 Aglaia Antiades
2 Aischreis Leukones
3 Anthea Eurypylos
4th Anthippe Menippides
5 Antimache Buleus
6th Antiope Atidos
7th Archedike Dynastes
8th Argele Nikodromos
9 Asybia Alopios
10 Atroma (?) Keleustanor
11 Chryseis Oreias
12 Eleuchea (Terpsicratea?) Euryops
13 Eone mentor
14th Epilais Astyanax
15th Erasippe Lykurgos
16 Erato Asopides
17th Euboia Olympos
18th Eubote Eurypylos
19th Eurybia Polylaos
20th Euryke Pylos
21st Exoles Cleolaus
22nd Halocrats Lynkeus
23 Helicones Olympuses
24 Hesychea Phalias
25th Hippodrome Teleutagoras
26th Hippocrates Hippozygos
27 Klytippa Eurykapes
28 Krathe Jobes
29 Lanomene Teles
30th Laothoe Iphis (Alopios?)
31 Leukippe Euryteles
32 Lysis Eumedas et al. Creon (?)
33 Lysidike Entredides
34 Marse Bucolos
35 Meline Laomedon
36 Metis Kales
37 Nike Olympos
38 Nikippe Patroclus
39 Panope Thrisippas
40 Patro Archemachos
41 Phyleis Tigasis
42 Praxithea Lysippus
43 Procris Antileon and Hippeus
44 Pyrippe Nephos
45 Stratonike Homolypos
46 Terpsic rate Oestrebeles
47 Toxic rate Lykios
48 Typhise Amestrios
49 Xanthis Eurythras

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