Greek Myth Timeline
Timeline of Myths
The Heroic Age or Second Brazen Age
- 1322; Perseus kills medusa
- 1286; Hercules born
- 1271; Oedepus kills Laius the king of Thebes and marries his own mother Iocasta
- 1258-1246; The Labours of Herakles take place while Eurestheus is king of Mycenae.
- 1252; Theseus kills the Minotaur at the centre of the Labyrinth built by Daedelus.
- 1246; The 4 month long voyage of Jason and the Argonauts
- 1245; Orpheus tries to rescue Euridice from Hades
- 1243; Herakles sacks Troy and puts young Priam on the throne.
1225-1103 BC The Hellenic Wars
- 1225; The 7 against Thebes
- 1201; Helen is abducted by Paris
- 1191-1182; Trojan War
- 1181-1171; The Odyssey
- 1174-1172 Orestes is pursued by the Erinnyes
Spartan Archaic Age
- 880 Homer writes his poems.
- 683 Creon is first yearly Archon of Athens
Athenian Classical Age
- 490 The Persians are defeated at the Battle of Marathon
- 447 The Parthenon is built
- 399 Socrates is sentenced to death
- 338 Phillip II conquers Greece
Hellenistic Age
- 336 Phillip II is assassinated and Alexander III succeeds to the throne and begins his conquest of Persia
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