User:SomeGuyWhoRandomlyEdits/List of Greek mythological rulers (by dynasty)

Argos (c. 1677 – c. 223 BCE)

Main article: Argos, Peloponnese

Inachid dynasty (c. 1677 – c. 1400 BCE)

Main article: List of kings of Argos § Inachid Dynasty

Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
	Inachus	r. c. 1677 – c. 1652 BCE (56 years)	Son of Oceanus
	Phoroneus	r. c. 1652 – c. 1622 BCE (60 years)	Son of Inachus
Apis		r. c. 1622 – c. 1604 BCE (35 years)	Son of Phoroneus
Argus		r. c. 1604 – c. 1569 BCE (70 years)	Son of Zeus
Criasus		r. c. 1569 – c. 1542 BCE (54 years)	Son of Argus
Phorbas		r. c. 1542 – c. 1525 BCE (35 years)	Son of Criasus
Triopas		r. c. 1525 – c. 1502 BCE (46 years)	Brother of Argus
Iasus		r. c. 1502 – c. 1481 BCE (36 years)	Son of Argus
Agenor		r. c. 1481 – c. 1460 BCE (≈20 years)	Son of Triopas
Crotopus		r. c. 1460 – c. 1440 BCE (≈20 years)	Son of Agenor
Sthenelus		r. c. 1440 – c. 1420 BCE (≈20 years)	Son of Crotopus
Gelanor		r. c. 1420 – c. 1400 BCE (≈20 years)	Son of Sthenelus

Danaid dynasty (c. 1400 – c. 1370 BCE)

Main article: List of kings of Argos § Danaid Dynasty

Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
	Danaus	r. c. 1400 – c. 1385 BCE (≈15 years)	Great-great-grandson of Phoroneus
	Lynceus	r. c. 1385 – c. 1370 BCE (≈15 years)	Great-great-great-grandson of Phoroneus

Abantiad dynasty (c. 1370 – c. 1183 BCE)

Main article: List of kings of Argos § Abantiad Dynasty

Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
Abas		r. c. 1370 – c. 1360 BCE (≈10 years)	Son of Lynceus
Proetus		r. c. 1360 – c. 1355 BCE (≈5 years)	Sons of Abas
Acrisius		r. c. 1355 – c. 1350 BCE (≈5 years)
	Perseus	r. c. 1350 – c. 1330 BCE (≈20 years)	Grandson of Acrisius
Megapenthes		r. c. 1330 – c. 1320 BCE (≈10 years)	Son of Proetus
Argeus		r. c. 1320 – c. 1300 BCE (≈20 years)	Son of Megapenthes
Anaxagoras		r. c. 1300 – c. 1270 BCE (≈30 years)	Son of Argeus (?)
Alector		r. c. 1270 – c. 1250 BCE (≈20 years)	Son of Anaxagoras
Iphis		r. c. 1250 – c. 1230 BCE (≈20 years)	Son of Alector
Sthenelus		r. c. 1230 – c. 1210 BCE (≈20 years)	Son of Crotopus
Cylarabes		r. c. 1210 – c. 1183 BCE (≈27 years)	Son of Sthenelus

Pelopid dynasty at Argos (c. 1183 – c. 960 BCE)

Main article: List of kings of Argos § Pelopid Dynasty

Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
	Orestes	r. c. 1183 – c. 1070 BCE (≈113 years)	Son of Agamemnon
Tisamenus		r. c. 1070 – c. 960 BCE (≈110 years)	Son of Orestes

Heraclid dynasty at Argos (c. 960 – c. 359 BCE)

Main article: List of kings of Argos § Heraclid Dynasty

Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
Temenus		r. c. 960 – c. 850 BCE (≈110 years)	Son of Aristomachus
Pheidon I		r. c. 850 – c. 748 BCE (≈102 years)	Son of Temenus
Deiphontes		r. c. 748 – c. 745 BCE (≈3 years)	Son-in-law of Temenus
Cisus		r. c. 745 – c. 740 BCE (≈5 years)	Sons of Temenus
Medon		r. c. 740 – c. 735 BCE (≈5 years)
Maron		r. c. 735 – c. 730 BCE (≈5 years)
Thestius		r. c. 730 – c. 725 BCE (≈5 years)	Son of Maron
Merops		r. c. 725 – c. 720 BCE (≈5 years)	Son of Thestius
Aristodamis		r. c. 720 – c. 715 BCE (≈5 years)	Son of Merops (?)
Eratus		r. c. 715 – c. 710 BCE (≈5 years)	Unclear succession
Pheidon II		r. c. 710 – c. 668 BCE (≈42 years)	Son of Aristodamis
Damocratidas		r. c. 668 – c. 600 BCE (≈68 years)	Unclear succession
Unknown		r. c. 600 – c. 494 BCE (≈106 years)
Lacidamos		r. c. 494 – c. 421 BCE (≈73 years)	Son of Pheidon II
Meltas		r. c. 421 – c. 359 BCE (≈62 years)	Son of Lacidamos

Non-dynastic king at Argos (c. 359 – c. 223 BCE)

Main article: List of kings of Argos § Non-Heraclid Dynasty

Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
Aigon		r. c. 359 – c. 336 BCE (≈23 years)	Unclear succession
Aristomachos I		r. c. 336 – c. 240 BCE (≈96 years)	Unclear succession d. c. 240 BCE
Aristippus		r. c. 240 – c. 235 BCE (≈5 years)	Son of Aristomachos I d. c. 235 BCE
Aristomachos II		r. c. 235 – c. 223 BCE (≈12 years)	Son of Aristomachos I d. c. 223 BCE

Tiryns (c. 1360 – c. 1300 BCE)

Main article: Tiryns

Abantiad dynasty at Tiryns (c. 1360 – c. 1320 BCE)

Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
Proetus		r. c. 1360 – c. 1330 BCE (≈30 years)	Son of Abas
Megapenthes		r. c. 1330 – c. 1320 BCE (≈10 years)	Son of Proetus
	Amphitryon	r. c. 1320 – c. 1320 BCE (≈10 years)	Son of Alcaeus

Perseid dynasty at Tiryns (c. 1320 – c. 1300 BCE)

Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
Sthenelus		r. c. 1320 – c. 1310 BCE (≈10 years)	Son of Perseus
	Eurystheus	r. c. 1310 – c. 1300 BCE (≈10 years)	Son of Sthenelus

Athens (c. 1556 – c. 1068 BCE)

Main article: Athens

Erechtheid dynasty (c. 1556 – c. 1127 BCE)

Main article: List of kings of Athens § Erechtheid dynasty

Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
	Cecrops I	r. c. 1556 – c. 1506 BCE (≈50 years)	autochthonous
Cranaus		r. c. 1506 – c. 1497 BCE (9 years)
Amphictyon		r. c. 1497 – c. 1487 BCE (10 years)	Son-in-law of Cranaus
	Erichthonius	r. c. 1487 – c. 1437 BCE (≈50 years)	autochthonous
Pandion I		r. c. 1437 – c. 1397 BCE (40 years)	Son of Erichthonius
	Erechtheus	r. c. 1397 – c. 1347 BCE (≈50 years)	Son of Pandion I
Cecrops II		r. c. 1347 – c. 1307 BCE (40 years)	Son of Erechtheus
Pandion II		r. c. 1307 – c. 1282 BCE (25 years)	Son of Cecrops II
	Aegeus	r. c. 1282 – c. 1234 BCE (≈48 years)	Son of Pandion II
	Theseus	r. c. 1234 – c. 1205 BCE (≈29 years)	Son of Aegeus
Menestheus		r. c. 1205 – c. 1183 BCE (≈22 years)	Son of Erechtheus
	Demophon	r. c. 1183 – c. 1150 BCE (≈33 years)	Son of Theseus
	Oxyntes	r. c. 1150 – c. 1136 BCE (≈14 years)	Son of Demophon
Apheidas		r. c. 1136 – c. 1135 BCE (≈1 year)	Sons of Oxyntes
Thymoetes		r. c. 1135 – c. 1127 BCE (≈8 years)

Melanthid dynasty (c. 1127 – c. 1068 BCE)

Main article: List of kings of Athens § Melanthid dynasty

Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
Melanthus		r. c. 1127 – c. 1089 BCE (≈38 years)	Son of Andropompus
	Codrus	r. c. 1089 – c. 1068 BCE (≈21 years)	Son of Melanthus

Mycenae (c. 1350 – c. 940 BCE)

Main article: Mycenae

Perseid dynasty (c. 1350 – c. 1300 BCE)

Main article: Perseid dynasty

Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
	Perseus	r. c. 1350 – c. 1330 BCE (≈20 years)	Grandson of Acrisius
Electryon		r. c. 1330 – c. 1320 BCE (≈10 years)	Sons of Perseus
Sthenelus		r. c. 1320 – c. 1310 BCE (≈10 years)
	Eurystheus	r. c. 1310 – c. 1300 BCE (≈10 years)	Son of Sthenelus

Pelopid dynasty at Mycenae (c. 1300 – c. 1200 BCE)

Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
	Atreus	r. c. 1300 – c. 1250 BCE (≈50 years)	Sons of Pelops
	Thyestes	r. c. 1250 – c. 1207 BCE (≈43 years)
	Aegisthus	r. c. 1207 – c. 1200 BCE (7 years)	Son of Thyestes

Atreid dynasty at Mycenae (c. 1200 – c. 1050 BCE)

Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
	Agamemnon	r. c. 1200 – c. 1193 BCE (≈7 years)	Sons of Atreus
	Menelaus	r. c. 1193 – c. 1190 BCE (≈3 years)
	Clytemnestra	r. c. 1190 – c. 1185 BCE (≈5 years)	Wife of Agamemnon
Aletes		r. c. 1185 – c. 1183 BCE (≈2 years)	Son of Aegisthus
	Orestes	r. c. 1183 – c. 1140 BCE (≈43 years)	Son of Agamemnon
Tisamenus		r. c. 1140 – c. 1050 BCE (≈90 years)	Son of Orestes

Non-dynastic king at Mycenae (c. 1050 – c. 960 BCE)

Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
Ogyges		r. c. 1050 – c. 960 BCE (≈90 years)	Son of Boeotus (?)

Heraclid dynasty at Mycenae (c. 960 – c. 940 BCE)

Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
Aristodemus		r. c. 960 – c. 955 BCE (≈5 years)	Son of Aristomachus
Theras		r. c. 955 – c. 940 BCE (≈15 years)	Brother-in-law of Aristodemus

Sparta (c. 1300 – c. 192 BCE)

Main article: Sparta

Lelegid dynasty (c. 1300 – c. 1250 BCE)

Main articles: Leleges and List of kings of Sparta § Lelegids

Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
Lelex		r. c. 1300 – c. 1280 BCE (≈20 years)	Son of Spartus (?)
Myles		r. c. 1280 – c. 1260 BCE (≈20 years)	Son of Lelex
	Eurotas	r. c. 1260 – c. 1250 BCE (≈10 years)	Son of Myles

Lacedaemonid dynasty (c. 1250 – c. 1200 BCE)

Main article: List of kings of Sparta § Lacedaemonids

Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
Lacedaemon		r. c. 1250 – c. 1240 BCE (≈10 years)	Son of Zeus
Amyclas		r. c. 1240 – c. 1235 BCE (≈5 years)	Son of Lacedaemon
Argalus		r. c. 1235 – c. 1230 BCE (≈5 years)	Sons of Amyclas
Cynortas		r. c. 1230 – c. 1225 BCE (≈5 years)
Oebalus		r. c. 1225 – c. 1220 BCE (≈5 years)	Son of Cynortas (?)
Tyndareus		r. c. 1220 – c. 1215 BCE (≈5 years)	Sons of Oebalus
Hippocoon		r. c. 1215 – c. 1210 BCE (≈5 years)
Tyndareus		r. c. 1210 – c. 1200 BCE (≈10 years)

Atreid dynasty at Sparta (c. 1200 – c. 1170 BCE)

Main article: List of kings of Sparta § Atreids

Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
	Menelaus	r. c. 1200 – c. 1193 BCE (≈7 years)	Son of Atreus
	Helen	r. c. 1193 – c. 1183 BCE (≈10 years)	Daughter of Leda
Megapenthes		r. c. 1183 – c. 1177 BCE (≈6 years)	Son of Menelaus
	Orestes	r. c. 1177 – c. 1175 BCE (≈2 years)	Son of Agamemnon
Tisamenus		r. c. 1175 – c. 1172 BCE (≈3 years)	Sons of Orestes
Dion		r. c. 1172 – c. 1170 BCE (≈2 years)

Heraclid dynasty at Sparta (c. 1170 – c. 940 BCE)

Main article: List of kings of Sparta § Heraclids

Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
	Heracles	r. c. 1170 – c. 1168 BCE (≈2 years)	Son of Alcmene
Hyllus		r. c. 1168 – c. 1160 BCE (≈8 years)	Son of Heracles
Cleodaeus		r. c. 1160 – c. 1150 BCE (≈10 years)	Son of Hyllus
Aristomachus		r. c. 1150 – c. 990 BCE (≈60 years)	Son of Cleodaeus
Temenus		r. c. 990 – c. 960 BCE (≈30 years)	Sons of Aristomachus
Aristodemus		r. c. 960 – c. 955 BCE (≈5 years)
Theras		r. c. 955 – c. 940 BCE (≈15 years)	Brother-in-law of Aristodemus

Agiad dynasty (c. 940 – c. 215 BCE)

Main articles: List of kings of Sparta § Heraclids, Agiads, and Agiad dynasty

Portrait or inscription	Ruler	Approx. date and length of reign	Succession and death details	Comments, notes, and references
Eurysthenes		r. c. 940 – c. 930 BCE (≈10 years)	Son of Aristodemus
Agis I		r. c. 930 – c. 900 BCE (≈30 years)	Son of Eurysthenes

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