Calydon (son of Aetolus) in the context of "Pleuron of Aetolia"

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⭐ Core Definition: Calydon (son of Aetolus)

In Greek mythology, Calydon (/ˈkælɪdɒn/; Ancient Greek: Καλυδὼν) was the eponymous ruler of Calydon, a city in Aetolia.

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👉 Calydon (son of Aetolus) in the context of Pleuron of Aetolia

In Greek mythology, Pleuron (Ancient Greek: Πλευρῶνος) was a son of Aetolus and Pronoe, daughter of Phorbus, and brother of Calydon. He was married to Xanthippe, daughter of Dorus, by whom he became the father of Agenor, Sterope, Stratonice, and Laophonte. Pleuron was said to have founded the town of Pleuron in Aetolia (and apparently was its eponym), but he had also a heroon at Sparta, erected by his great-granddaughter, Queen Leda.

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Calydon (son of Aetolus) in the context of Protogeneia

Protogeneia (/ˌprɒtə.əˈnə/; Ancient Greek: Πρωτογένεια means "the firstborn"), in Greek mythology, may refer to:

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Calydon (son of Aetolus) in the context of Aeolia (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Aeolia (Ancient Greek: Αἰολία, romanizedAiolía) daughter of Amythaon and wife of Calydon, eponym of the city in Aetolia. She had two daughters namely Epicaste, wife of Agenor and Protogeneia, mother of Oxylus by Ares.

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Calydon (son of Aetolus) in the context of Epicaste

Epicaste (/ˌɛpɪˈkæst/; Ancient Greek: Ἐπικάστη Epikaste) or Epicasta (/ˌɛpɪˈkæstə/) is a name attributed to five women in Greek mythology.

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Calydon (son of Aetolus) in the context of Agenor (son of Pleuron)

In Greek mythology, Agenor (/əˈnɔːr/; Ancient Greek: Ἀγήνωρ or Αγήνορι Agēnor; English translation: 'heroic, manly') was a son of King Pleuron of Aetolia and Xanthippe, and grandson of Aetolus. His siblings were Stratonice, Sterope and Laophonte. Agenor married his cousin Epicaste, the daughter of Calydon, who became by him the mother of Porthaon and Demonice. According to Pausanias, Thestius, the father of Leda, was likewise a son of this Agenor.

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