Agenor

Agenor married Telephassa, who is also called Argiope in some traditions. The two names identify the same woman in this account, and both are attached to Agenor’s wife. No separate courtship, journey, dispute, or other event is recorded before or during the marriage. The account moves from the union directly to the children born from it.

Agenor and Telephassa had four children. They were Europa, Cadmus, Phoenix, and Cilix. Europa was their daughter. Cadmus, Phoenix, and Cilix were their sons. The children are named together, so the account presents them as one family group descending from the same parents. Agenor remains their father throughout the tradition. Telephassa, or Argiope, remains their mother.

Europa is the first child named. She is followed by three sons, Cadmus, Phoenix, and Cilix. No additional child is included. The account gives no separate episode about the birth or upbringing of any of them, and it records no further action involving Agenor and Telephassa as a couple.

The four children became founders of several royal lines. Their descendants therefore traced those lines back to Agenor and Telephassa. The tradition preserves the mother’s alternate name while keeping the family relationships unchanged. Whether she is called Telephassa or Argiope, she is the woman married to Agenor and the mother of Europa, Cadmus, Phoenix, and Cilix. The account ends with this family and its royal descent.