Tenages Explained

In Greek mythology, Tenages or Tenage (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Τενάγης, Τενάγη Tenágēs, Tenágē) was one of the Heliadae, a son of Rhodos and Helios.^[1] He was murdered by his brothers, Actis, Triopas, Macar and Candalus, who were envious of Tenages's skill at science being the superior out of the Heliadae.^[2]

Notes

1. [Diodorus Siculus]
2. Diodorus Siculus, 5.57.1-2"The Heliadae, besides having shown themselves superior to all other men, likewise surpassed them in learning and especially in astrology; and they introduced many new practices in seamanship and established the division of the day into hours. The most highly endowed of them by nature was Tenages, who was slain by his brothers because of their envy of him; but when their treacherous act became known, all who had had a hand in the murder took to flight. Of their number Macar came to Lesbos, and Candalus to Cos; and Actis, sailing off to Egypt, founded there the city men call Heliopolis, naming it after his father; and it was from him that the Egyptians learned the laws of astrology."

References

• Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History translated by Charles Henry Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59 - 8. Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site
• Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888-1890. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.