Cresphontes
Sign in to saveIn Greek mythology, Cresphontes (; ) was a son of Aristomachus, husband of Merope, father of Aepytus and brother of Temenus and Aristodemus. He was a great-great-grandson of Heracles and helped lead the fifth and final attack on Mycenae in the Peloponnesus. He became king of Messene.
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- Part of
- Heracleidae
- Gender
- male
- Spouse
- Merope
- Child
- Aepytus
- Father
- Aristomachus
- Sibling
- Temenus
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- Pauly–Wissowa
- killed by
- Polyphontes
- manner of death
- homicide
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In Greek mythology, Cresphontes (; ) was a son of Aristomachus, husband of Merope, father of Aepytus and brother of Temenus and Aristodemus. He was a great-great-grandson of Heracles and helped lead the fifth and final attack on Mycenae in the Peloponnesus. He became king of Messene.
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