1480s BC explained

The 1480s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1489 BC to December 31, 1480 BC.

Events and trends

• 1487 BC—Amphictyon, son of Deucalion and Pyrrha, legendary King of Athens, dies after a reign of 10 years and is succeeded by Erichthonius I of Athens, a grandson of Cranaus.
• 1481 BC—August 27—Lunar Saros 43 begins.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lunar Eclipses of Saros Series 1 to 175 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070711070946/http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/LEsaros/LEsaros1-175.html . 11 July 2007 . dead.