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The Argead Dynasty and the Founding of the Kingdom of Macedonia


The Founding Histories and Myths of the Argead Dynasty
The Argeads claim to be the descendants of Temenus, a great-great-grandson of  Heracles, and King of Argos. The ancient historian Herodotus provides an account of how the Argeads came to rule over  Macedon. According to Herodotus, three Temenid brothers, Gauanes, Aeropus, and Perdiccas, were banished from  Argos to Illyria.
They wandered in the highlands of Macedon, and finally settled down in a town called Lebaea. There, they worked for the king, tending to his livestock. The queen, who prepared the food for the king’s workers, noticed that whenever she baked bread, Perdiccas’ would double in size. She reported this anomaly to her husband, who regarded it as an ominous sign. ....

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