-1128 ⟶ Death of King Thymoetes of Athens and Succession by Melanthus

c. 1128 BC: Thymoetes, legendary King of Athens, dies childl...

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👑 Death of King Menestheus of Athens

Menestheus, legendary King of Athens and veteran of the Trojan War, dies after a reign of 23 years and is succeeded by his nephew Demophon, a son of Theseus. Other accounts place his death a decade earlier and during the Trojan War (see 1190s BC).⟶

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👑 King Demophon of Athens Dies; Son Oxyntes Succeeds

c. 1150 BC: Demophon, legendary King of Athens and veteran of the Trojan War, dies after a reign of 33 years and is succeeded by his son Oxyntes.⟶

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Greece

👑 King Apheidas of Athens Assassinated, Thymoetes Ascends

c. 1137 BC: Apheidas, legendary King of Athens, is assassinated and succeeded by his younger brother Thymoetes after a reign of 1 year.⟶

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Greece

👑 Death of King Thymoetes of Athens and Succession by Melanthus

c. 1128 BC: Thymoetes, legendary King of Athens, dies childless after a reign of 8 years. He is succeeded by his designated heir Melanthus of Pylos, a fifth-generation descendant of Neleus who had reportedly assisted him in battle against the Boeotians.⟶

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👑 King Melanthus of Athens Dies, Succeeded by Codrus

Melanthus, legendary King of Athens, dies after a reign of 37 years and is succeeded by his son Codrus.⟶

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Greece

👑 King Acastus of Athens Dies, Succeeded by Archippus

Acastus, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 36 years and is succeeded by his son Archippus.⟶

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