Autonoe’s Family Tree

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Family

• Cadmus(parent),Harmonia(parent),Agave(sibling),Ino(sibling),Polydorus(sibling),Semele(sibling)— Marriage

  Cadmus married Harmonia, daughter of Ares and Aphrodite, in the first mortal wedding attended by all the Olympian gods. Their union on the Cadmeia produced five children: Ino, Semele, Agave, Autonoe, and Polydorus.

• Aristaeus(spouse),Actaeon(child)— Marriage

  Aristaeus married Autonoë, daughter of Cadmus. Their son Actaeon became a renowned hunter but was transformed into a stag by Artemis and killed by his own hounds.

Associated with

• Agave,Ino

  Agave, Autonoe, and Ino, the three surviving daughters of Cadmus, were all driven to Bacchic frenzy on Mount Cithaeron. Together they led the Maenads who tore Pentheus apart.