Strophius’s Family Tree

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Family

• Anaxibia(spouse),Pylades(child)— Marriage

  Strophius, King of Phocis, married Anaxibia, sister of Agamemnon. Their son Pylades grew up alongside the exiled Orestes and became his lifelong companion.

• Orestes(child)— Adopted

  Strophius of Phocis took in the young Orestes after Agamemnon's murder, raising him alongside his own son Pylades at the Phocian court and sheltering him from Aegisthus's reach.

Enemy of

• Aegisthus

  Strophius harbored young Orestes in Phocis, directly defying Aegisthus, who had usurped Mycenae and sought to eliminate Agamemnon's heir.

Associated with

• Electra

  Electra secretly arranged for her young brother Orestes to be sent to Strophius's court in Phocis after Agamemnon's murder, entrusting the boy's safety to their uncle.