Editing Perseus (section)

==Descendants==
{{Main|Perseids (mythology)}}
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Perseus and Andromeda had seven sons: [[Perses (son of Andromeda and Perseus)|Perses]], [[Alcaeus (mythology)|Alcaeus]], [[Heleus]], [[Mestor]], [[Sthenelus (son of Andromeda and Perseus)|Sthenelus]], [[Electryon]], and [[Cynurus]], and two daughters, [[Gorgophone (Perseid)|Gorgophone]] and [[Autochthe]]. Perses was left in [[Aethiopia]] and was believed to have been an ancestor of the [[Persian Empire|Persians]]. The other descendants ruled Mycenae from [[Electryon]] to [[Eurystheus]], after whom [[Atreus]] got the kingdom. However, the Perseids included the great hero, [[Heracles]], stepson of [[Amphitryon]], son of [[Alcaeus (mythology)|Alcaeus]]. The Heraclides, or descendants of Heracles, successfully contested the rule of the Atreids.

A statement by the Athenian orator [[Isocrates]]<ref>{{cite book |author=[[Isocrates]] |title=[no title cited] |at=4.07}}{{full citation needed|date=June 2021}}</ref> helps to date Perseus approximately. He said that Heracles was four generations later than Perseus, which corresponds to the legendary succession: Perseus, [[Electryon]], [[Alcmene|Alcmena]], and [[Heracles]], who was a contemporary of [[Eurystheus]]. [[Atreus]] was one generation later, a total of five generations.
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Taking 1223 as the start of Atreus's reign and assuming an average generation of 25 years brings the date for the start of Perseus's reign to about 1373, which is approximately consistent with the archaeology.

It would have been Perseus after all who had the Cyclopean wall built ca. 1350. The Egyptian embassy of about 1380 might have been for the purpose of cementing diplomatic relations with the new dynasties in power. It is logical to assume that the first act of the Pelopids when they obtained the throne of Mycenae would be to strengthen the defenses, adding the extension to the north and the secret cistern about 1220.
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{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="10" |<big>Descendants of Perseus and Andromeda Before the Time of Heracles to the Aftermath of the Trojan War</big>
|-
| ''Children''
|[[Perses (son of Perseus)|Perses]]
| [[Alcaeus (mythology)|Alcaeus]]
| [[Sthenelus (son of Andromeda and Perseus)|Sthenelus]]
| [[Heleus]]
| [[Mestor]]
| [[Electryon]]
| [[Cynurus]]
|[[Gorgophone (Perseid)|Gorgophone]]
| [[Autochthe]]
|-
|''Grandchildren''
|''[[Achaemenid]] [[Persians]]''
|[[Amphitryon]], [[Anaxo (daughter of Alcaeus)|Anaxo]], [[Perimede (mythology)|Perimede]]
|[[Eurystheus]], [[Alcyone]], [[Medusa (Greek myth)|Medusa]]
| –
|[[Hippothoe]]
|[[Alcmene]], [[Stratobates]], [[Anactor]], [[Gorgophonus]], [[Phylonomus]], [[Celaeneus]], [[Amphimachus of Mycenae|Amphimachus]], [[Lysinomus]], [[Archelaus (mythology)|Archelaus]], [[Chirimachus]], [[Licymnius]]
| –
|[[Aphareus of Messenia|Aphareus]], [[Leucippus of Messenia|Leucippus]], [[Tyndareus]], [[Icarius of Sparta|Icarius]]
| –
|-
|''Third Generation Descendants''
| –
|[[Melas (mythology)|Melas]], [[Argius]], [[Oeonus]], [[Iphicles]]
|[[Admete]], [[Perimedes]], [[Alexander]], [[Iphimedon]], [[Eurybius]], [[Mentor (mythology)|Mentor]]
| –
|[[Taphius]]
|[[Heracles]], [[Iphicles]], [[Oeonus]], [[Melas (mythology)|Melas]], [[Argius]],
| –
|[[Idas]], [[Lynceus of Messenia|Lynceus]], [[Pisus|Peisus]]; [[Hilaeira]]; [[Castor and Pollux]], [[Helen of Troy|Helen]], [[Clytemnestra]], [[Timandra (mythology)|Timandra]], [[Phoebe of Messenia|Phoebe]], [[Philonoe]]; [[Penelope]], [[Perileos]], [[Thoas (mythology)|Thoas]], [[Iphthime]], [[Aletes of Mycenae|Aletes]], [[Imeusimus]], [[Damasippus]]
| –
|-
|''Fourth Generation Descendants''
| –
|[[Iolaus]]
| –
| –
|[[Pterelaus (son of Taphius)|Pterelaus]]
|[[Heracles#Children|Heraclides]], [[Iolaus]]
|
|[[Mnesileos]]; [[Anogon]]; [[Cleopatra Alcyone]]; [[Iphigenia]], [[Electra]], [[Orestes]], [[Chrysothemis]], [[Laodice (Greek myth)|Laodice]],{{efn|Laodice may be the daughter of Agamemnon mentioned by Homer, who is generally equated with [[Electra]].}} [[Aletes (son of Aegisthus)|Aletes]], [[Erigone (daughter of Aegisthus)|Erigone]], [[Helen of Troy|Helen]]; [[Ladocus]]; [[Telemachus]], [[Poliporthes]], [[Acusilaus]], [[Italus]]
| –
|-
|''Fifth Generation Descendants''
| –
|[[Leipephilene]]
| –
| –
|[[Chromius]], [[Tyrannus (mythology)|Tyrannus]], [[Antiochus (mythology)|Antiochus]], [[Mestor]], [[Chersidamas]], [[Everes (mythology)|Eueres]], [[Comaetho]]
|[[Leipephilene]]
|
|[[Medon (mythology)|Medon]], [[Strophius]]; [[Tisamenus (son of Orestes)|Tisamenus]], [[Penthilus of Mycenae|Penthilus]]; [[Persepolis (mythology)|Persepolis]], [[Latinus]], [[Poliporthes]]
| –
|}