Cychreus

His legacy includes connections with the founding myths of Athens and later figures, her daughter, Periboea, married Telamon and bore him a son, Ajax the Great.

Athenian leaders, such as Solon and Themistocles, referenced Cychreus to reinforce claims over Salamis, and a sanctuary dedicated to him was reportedly established there.

His story reflects broader themes in Greek mythology, where local heroes were integrated into the identities and political aspirations of city-states.

This ritualized invocation of Cychreus provided a divine endorsement of Athens’s territorial expansion, as well as framed the annexation as a restoration of shared cultural heritage.

[10][11] Through this marriage, Telamon’s son Ajax the Great, a hero of the Trojan War, was also connected to Cychreus, lending Athens additional heroic lineage to claim Salamis as part of its cultural domain.