I
Cresphontes
Heraclid who won Messenia by the clay lot and wed Merope; Pausanias makes Stenyclarus his royal seat before the rich killed him.1
II
Polyphontes
Heraclid usurper who murdered Cresphontes and forced Merope to marry him until Aepytus avenged his father.2
III
Aepytus
Sole surviving son of Cresphontes; restored the Messenian throne and gave his name to the Aepytidae line.3
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the spine ignites as you read · the reign index on the card follows your place · starred rulers link to their codices
HER SKY
a mini-galaxy of 11 dwellers
the sky drifts, waiting
ON THE MAP
in Messenia — Peloponnese
Coordinates: Pleiades gazetteer, CC BY · place 570479