Polycaon, son of
Lelex, king of
Laconia, by the
Naiadnymph,
Cleochareia. Polycaon married an ambitious woman named
Messene, daughter of King
Triopas, of
Argos. After his father's death, his brother
Myles inherited the throne of Laconia. Messene, not wanting to be the wife of a simple
anonymous man, collected an armed force from both Argos and Laconia. The newly married couple invaded the territory of which would be named after Polycaon's wife,
Messenia. After establishing the newly conquered kingdom, they founded the city
Andania, where they built their palace.[1]
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Polycaon, son of
Lelex, king of
Laconia, by the
Naiadnymph,
Cleochareia. Polycaon married an ambitious woman named
Messene, daughter of King
Triopas, of
Argos. After his father's death, his brother
Myles inherited the throne of Laconia. Messene, not wanting to be the wife of a simple
anonymous man, collected an armed force from both Argos and Laconia. The newly married couple invaded the territory of which would be named after Polycaon's wife,
Messenia. After establishing the newly conquered kingdom, they founded the city
Andania, where they built their palace.[1]
This article includes a list of Greek mythological figures with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific Greek mythology article referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended Greek mythology article, if one exists.