Autesion is called the father of Theras and Argeia, by the latter of whom Aristodemus became the father of Eurysthenes and Procles. Autesion was a native of Thebes, where he had succeeded his father as king, but at the command of an oracle he went to Peloponnesus and joined the Dorians.[1]
Autesion was also the name of a warrior who was killed by Corymbasos (Κορύμβασος), who was a chief of the Indians, in the epic poem Dionysiaca.[2]
Dotted lines indicate extra-marital relationships or adoptions.
Kings of Thebes are numbered with bold names and a light purple background.
Joint rules are indicated by a number and lowercase letter, for example, 5a. Amphion shared the throne with 5b. Zethus.
Regents of Thebes are alphanumbered (format AN) with bold names and a light red background.
The number N refers to the regency preceding the reign of the Nth king. Generally this means the regent served the Nth king but not always, as Creon (A9) was serving as regent to Laodamas (the 10th King) when he was slain by Lycus II (the usurping 9th king).
The letter A refers to the regency sequence. "A" is the first regent, "B" is the second, etc.
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autesion, greek, mythology, ancient, greek, Αὐτεσίων, Αὐτεσίωνος, king, thebes, tisamenus, grandson, thersander, demonassa, great, grandson, polynices, argea, called, father, theras, argeia, latter, whom, aristodemus, became, father, eurysthenes, procles, nati. In Greek mythology Autesion Ancient Greek Aὐtesiwn gen Aὐtesiwnos was a king of Thebes He was the son of Tisamenus the grandson of Thersander and Demonassa and the great grandson of Polynices and Argea Autesion is called the father of Theras and Argeia by the latter of whom Aristodemus became the father of Eurysthenes and Procles Autesion was a native of Thebes where he had succeeded his father as king but at the command of an oracle he went to Peloponnesus and joined the Dorians 1 Autesion was also the name of a warrior who was killed by Corymbasos Korymbasos who was a chief of the Indians in the epic poem Dionysiaca 2 Genealogy EditRoyal house of Thebes family treevte Solid lines indicate descendants Dashed lines indicate marriages Dotted lines indicate extra marital relationships or adoptions Kings of Thebes are numbered with bold names and a light purple background Joint rules are indicated by a number and lowercase letter for example 5a Amphion shared the throne with 5b Zethus Regents of Thebes are alphanumbered format AN with bold names and a light red background The number N refers to the regency preceding the reign of the Nth king Generally this means the regent served the Nth king but not always as Creon A9 was serving as regent to Laodamas the 10th King when he was slain by Lycus II the usurping 9th king The letter A refers to the regency sequence A is the first regent B is the second etc Deities have a yellow background color Harmonia1 CadmusPolyxoA4 Nycteus Regent DirceB4 amp A6 Lycus Regent ZeusZeusInoAgaveEchion3 PolydorusNycteisAntiopeSemeleAutonoeDionysus2 PentheusEpeiros4 Labdacus5a Amphion5b ZethusMenoeceusEurydiceA7 A8 amp A9 Creon Regent Jocasta6 LaiusMeropePolybusHipponomeAlcaeusZeusAlcmeneAmphitryonPerimede7 OedipusMegaraHeraclesIphiclesAnaxoHeniocheMegareusHaemonAntigone8b EteoclesArgea8a PolynicesPyrrhaLycomedesIsmene9 Lycus IIA12 Peneleos Regent 10 LaodamasDemonassa11 ThersanderOpheltes12 Tisamenus14 Damasichthon13 Autesion15 PtolemyTherasArgeiaAristodemus16 XanthosEurysthenesProclesNotes Edit Apollod ii 8 2 Paus iii 15 4 3 3 ix 5 8 Herod iv 147 vi 52 Strab viii p 347 cited in Smith Nonnus Dionysiaca 28 81References EditApollodorus The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer F B A F R S in 2 Volumes Cambridge MA Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1921 ISBN 0 674 99135 4 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Greek text available from the same website Herodotus The Histories with an English translation by A D Godley Cambridge Harvard University Press 1920 ISBN 0 674 99133 8 Online version at the Topos Text Project Greek text available at Perseus Digital Library Nonnus of Panopolis Dionysiaca translated by William Henry Denham Rouse 1863 1950 from the Loeb Classical Library Cambridge MA Harvard University Press 1940 Online version at the Topos Text Project Nonnus of Panopolis Dionysiaca 3 Vols W H D Rouse Cambridge MA Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1940 1942 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library Pausanias Description of Greece with an English Translation by W H S Jones Litt D and H A Ormerod M A in 4 Volumes Cambridge MA Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1918 ISBN 0 674 99328 4 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Pausanias Graeciae Descriptio 3 vols Leipzig Teubner 1903 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library Strabo The Geography of Strabo Edition by H L Jones Cambridge Mass Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1924 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Strabo Geographica edited by A Meineke Leipzig Teubner 1877 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Smith William ed 1870 Autesion Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology p 446 Regnal titlesPreceded byTisamenus Mythical King of Thebes Succeeded byDamasichthon nbsp This article relating to Greek mythology is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Autesion amp oldid 1129781186, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
