Alcaeus
Greek · quartigod · heroic age · Recorded classification
Quartigod Perseid prince, son of Perseus and Andromeda and brother of Sthenelus and Electryon; father of Amphitryon and grandfather (the eponymous Alcaeus) from whom Heracles took the name Alcides. Distinct from Alcaeus the Lydian Heraclid and others.
Parentage
- father: PerseusApollod. 2.4.5 (primary)
- mother: AndromedaApollod. 2.4.5 (primary)
Children
Domains
- kingship
Relations
- father: PerseusApollod. 2.4.5 (primary)
- mother: AndromedaApollod. 2.4.5 (primary)
- sibling: ElectryonBrother among the sons of Perseus.Apollod. 2.4.5 (primary)
- sibling: SthenelusBrother of Sthenelus, father of Eurystheus.Apollod. 2.4.5 (primary)
- father of: AmphitryonFather of Amphitryon (husband of Alcmene); greek_apollod_amphitryon currently carries no parentIds.Apollod. 2.4.5-6; Hes. Shield 1-56 (primary)
Sources
- existence: Apollodorus 2.4.5-6; Hesiod Shield of Heracles 1-56; Paus. 8.14.2; Hom. Il. (Alcides patronymic context) (primary)
- parentage: Apollod. 2.4.5 (son of Perseus and Andromeda) (primary)