Celaeneus

Celaeneus is presented in the sources as one of the sons of King Electryon of Mycenae by Anaxo (daughter of Alcaeus) and thus a member of the Perseid dynasty deriving from Perseus. In the accounts preserved in mythographic summaries (cf. Apollodorus tradition as summarized in the Archive text) Electryon's sons, including Celaeneus, become embroiled in a dispute with the sons of the Taphian king Pterelaus — claimants who assert descent from Mestor, another son of Perseus. In the resulting conflict over cattle and ancestral claims, Celaeneus and his brothers are killed; those deaths contribute to subsequent political changes (Sthenelus' seizure of the throne, Amphitryon's exile and vengeance) and thereby help explain the narrative circumstances surrounding Alcmena and the birth of Heracles.

The supplied sources provide no physical description or iconographic attributes for Celaeneus. He is attested only by name within genealogical lists and narrative summaries of the Electryon–Pterelaus conflict; no details of height, clothing, marks, or distinguishing features are recorded in the cited materials.

The sources do not ascribe any supernatural powers, special skills, or notable individual deeds to Celaeneus. He appears solely as a member of Electryon's household in genealogical and narrative lists and as one of the princes slain in the feud with the sons of Pterelaus. There is no evidence in the provided texts for cult, hero-cultic veneration, magical agency, or unique behavior beyond his role as a named casualty that structures later events in the mythic cycle (cf. Apollodorus summary and standard genealogical catalogues).