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Table's limits The table below does not establish precise historical dates, but shows the relative position in time of certain legends and characters as may be deduced from the legends themselves. Immortals Among those listed as immortals (the first generations of beings), some have been reported dead: the CYCLOPES, the GIANTS, the Gorgon Medusa 1, Echidna, Orthus, Chimera, the Sphinx and Ladon 4 (see also BESTIARY). The ERINYES, the MELIAD NYMPHS, the GIANTS, and Aphrodite were born as a result of the Castration of Uranus. The immortals are listed in the order of their appearance, according to Hesiod. Dionysus 2 was born much later and is not included in this table. He is the grandson of Cadmus (found in the table in the list under Thebes). Mortals Each person in the lists of mortals counts as one generation, three generations completing one century. Continuity has been established, in most cases, through parentage or throne succession. Mortals written in red fought in the Trojan War. It may be seen, by comparing the lists horizontally, who were living at the same time. The assertion that some of these mortals became immortals has been disregarded. |
Abas 2, Acrisius, Actaeus 1, Adrastus 1, Aegeus 1, Aegialeus 2, Aegyrus, Aeneas, Aeolus 1, Aepytus 2, Aeropus 2, Aether, Agamemnon, Agenor 1, Agesilaus, Agis 1, Agrippa, Alba, Alcamenes, Alcmena, Aleus, Allodius, Amphictyon, Ancus Marcius, Andropompus 1, Aphareus 1, Aphidas, Aphrodite, Apis 2, Apollo, Arcadia, Arcas 1, Arcisius, Ares, Argelaus 4, Argos, Argus 1, Aristodemus, Aristomachus 2, Artemis, Asteria 1, Astraeus 1, Athena, Athens, Atlas, Atreus, Autesion 1, Aventinus 2, Belus 1, Bia, Borus 3, Cadmus, Calchinia, Callisto, Capetus 2, Capys 2, Cecrops 1, Cecrops 2, Cephallenia, Cephalus 1, Cepheus 2, Ceto 1, Chaos, CHARITES, Chimera, Chrysorthe, Chthonophyle, Cleodaeus 2, Codrus, Cometes 4, Coronus 2, Cranaus, Cratos, Cresphontes, Crete, Cronos, Crotopus, CYCLOPES, Damasichthon 2, Danae, Danaus 1, Dardanus 1, Deimos, Deion, Demophon 1, Deucalion 1, Deucalion 2, Doryssus, Dotadas, Echemus, Echestratus, Echidna, Egypt, Electryon 1, Eos, Eosphorus, Epaphus 1, Epimetheus, Epytus 2, Erebus, Erechtheus, Erichthonius 1, Erichthonius 2, ERINYES, ERIS' OFFSPRING, Eros, Europa, Europs 1, Eurybia 1, Eurysthenes 1, Evarete, Gaia, Gelanor, GIANTS, Glaucus 8, GORGONS, GRAEAE, HARPIES, Hebe, Hecate, HECATONCHEIRES, Hector 1, Helius, Hellen 1, Hemera, Hephaestus, Heracles 1, Hermes, Hippodamia 3, Hippolytus 5, HORAE, Hyllus 1, Ianiscus, Iasus 3, Idas 2, Idomeneus 1, Ilithyia, Ilus 2, Io, Iris 1, Isthmius 2, Labdacus 1, Labotas, Lacestades, Ladocus, Ladon 4, Laertes, Laius 1, Lamedon, Laomedon 1, Latinus 2, Lelex 2, Leto, Leucippus 5, Leucus 1, Libya, Lycaon 2, Lycastus 1, Lynceus 2, Medon 11, Melanthus 1, MELIAD NYMPHS, Menoetius 1, Messenia, Minos 1, Minos 2, MUSES, Mycenae, Nemean Lion, NEREIDS, Nereus, Nestor, Nike, Niobe 1, Numa 3, Numitor 2, Nyx, NYX'S OFFSPRING, OCEANIDS, Odysseus, Oedipus, OLYMPIANS (CRONIDES), Orestes 2, Orthopolis, Orthus, Cerberus 1, Palaechthon, Pallas 1, Pandion 2, Pandion 4, Pandora 1, Pelasgus 1, Penthilus 2, Peratus, Perieres 1, Persephone, Perses 1, Perseus 1, Phaestus 2, Phintas, Phobus 1, Phocis, Phorbas 1, Phorcus, Phoroneus, PLEIADES, Plemnaeus, Polybus 9, Polycaon 1, Polydorus 2, Polynices, Pontus, Priam 1, Proca, Prometheus 1, Ptolemy 2, Rhopalus, RIVER GODS, Rome, Romulus, Selene, Servius Tullius, Sicyon, Sicyon, Silvius, Sphinx, Sthenelas, Sybotas, Tarquinius Priscus, Tarquinius Superbus, Tartarus, Telchis, Teleclus, Telemachus, Teucer 2, Thaumas 1, Thebes, Thelxion, Thersander 1, Theseus, Thessaly, Thurimachus, Tiberinus 2, Tisamenus 1, Tisamenus 2, TITANS, Triopas 1, Triton, Tros 1, Troy, Tullus Hostilius, Typhon, Uranus, WINDS, Xanthus 6, Zelos, Zeus. |
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1870 |
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Aegialeus 2. |
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1800 |
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Phoroneus, Telchis. |
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1700 |
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Phorbas 1, Aegyrus. |
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1600 |
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Io, Calchinia. |
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1550 |
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Gelanor. |
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1480 |
The Flood |
Aegyptus 1, Danaus 1, Deucalion 1, Agenor 1, Lycaon 2, Cranaus, etc. |
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1450 |
The DANAIDS kill their husbands |
Lynceus 2, Teucer 2, Callisto, Hellen 1. |
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1400 |
Foundation of Thebes |
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1350-1300 |
Perseus 1, Pelops 1, Ilus 2, Cecrops 2, Laius 1, Aeson, Procris 2, Minos 2. |
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1280-1200 |
Gigantomachy. (These important events take place during less than a century.) |
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1150 |
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Pyrrhus 2, Silvius, Autesion 1. |
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1100 |
Return of the HERACLIDES. |
Procles 2, Eurysthenes 1, Xanthus 6, Latinus 2, Melanthus 1. |
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1000 |
Gras, Alba, Sous, Echestratus, Codrus 1. |
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950 |
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Sybotas, Doryssus, Tiberinus 2. |
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850 |
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Archelaus 4, Proca. |
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750 |
Foundation of Rome. |
Alcamenes, Romulus. |
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600 |
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Tarquinius Priscus. |
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550 |
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Tarquinius Superbus, Croesus. |
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The Marmor Parium compared to the chronologies by Denis Pétau (1583-1652) from 1628, and Giambattista Vico (1668-1744) from 1744. Tha Marmor Parium, deciphered by John Selden (1584-1654), is one of the so called Arundel marmors, which were secured in 1627 in Asia Minor. The Marmor Parium was found in the island of Paros, and parts of it were later used to repair Lord Arundel's house. Another fragment of the same marble was found in Paros in 1897. The chronology of the Marmor Parium was written about 264 BC. Pétau was a French chronologist. The chronologies of the Parian marble and of Pétau have not been consulted in order to establish the tables above. A fourth column has been added reproducing some of the dates appearing in the chronology of the New Science (1744) by Giambattista Vico (1668-1744), historian, philosopher and professor in rhetoric in Naples. |
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Prometheus 1 steals the fire |
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2143 |
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King Cecrops 1 of Athens. |
1582 |
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King Deucalion 1 reigns in the region about Parnassus. |
1574 |
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c. 2030 |
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King Cranaus of Athens. Conflict between Ares and Poseidon after the death of Poseidon's son Halirrhothius. |
1532 |
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The Flood in the age of Deucalion 1. |
1529 |
1529 |
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Amphictyon (son of Deucalion 1), king of Thermopylae. |
1522 |
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Hellen 1, king of Phthiotis, names Hellenes those who were called Greeks (Graikoí) and institutes the Panathenean games. |
1521 |
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1917 |
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1519 |
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1551 |
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Eurotas and Lacedaemon, kings of Laconia. |
1516 |
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1511 |
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King Erichthonius 2 of Athens. |
1511 |
1489 |
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Hyagnis, father of Marsyas, invents the flute. King Erichthonius 2 celebrates the Panathenean games for the first time. |
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Danaus 1 expels King Gelanor. |
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1475 |
1446 |
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Pandion 2 king of Athens. |
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1439 |
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Demeter teaches Triptolemus while Erechtheus reigns in Athens. |
1409 |
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1387 |
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Tros 1 calls the people of the land Trojans, after his own name. |
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1370 |
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Pelops 1 marries Hippodamia 3. |
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1350 |
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Troy built. |
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1327 |
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Reign in Athens of Pandion 4, son of Cecrops 2. |
1326 |
1309 |
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1284 |
1247 |
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The voyage of the ARGONAUTS. |
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1263 |
1199 |
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Labours of Heracles 1. |
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1238 |
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1259 |
1231 |
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1251 |
1221 |
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1209 |
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Death of Heracles 1 |
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1198 |
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Abduction of Helen |
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1194 |
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Beginning of the Trojan War. |
1218 |
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The fall of Troy. |
1209 |
1184 |
1179 |
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Demophon 1 king of Athens. Teucer 1 builds Cyprian Salamis. |
1203 |
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Orestes 2 kills Neoptolemus. |
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1164 |
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Reign of Lydia founded by the HERACLIDES. |
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1137 |
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Return of the HERACLIDES Cresphontes, Temenus 2 and Aristodemus. |
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1103 |
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Eurysthenes 1 and Procles 2 start the two royal houses in Lacedaemon (Sparta). |
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1102 |
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Reign of Codrus 1 in Athens |
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1091-1071 |
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Colonization of Ionia by Neileus, son of Codrus 1. |
1077 |
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Foundation of Smyrna |
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1026 |
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Lycurgus 7 (the Spartan lawgiver) |
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879 |
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Olympic Games (see Olympia) |
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Foundation of Rome (Other dates for the legendary foundation of Rome are 751 and 753 BC. For Throne Succession from Troy to Rome see Troy.)
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745 |
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Servius Tullius (king of Rome) |
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531 or 541 |
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Fall of the Tarquins (see Lucretia 2) |
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