daughter of King Cranaus in Greek mythology

Cranaechme

Cranaechme is a figure of Greek mythology, the daughter of King Cranaus and Pedias, whom sources remember mainly through her genealogy. She belongs to the tradition in which her father appears as a legendary ruler.

The myth

According to tradition, Cranaechme was the daughter of King Cranaus and Pedias, a Lacedaemonian woman descended from Mynes. Her mother thus had a lineage tied to Lacedaemon, the region of Sparta, while her father belonged to the world of the legendary kings of early Greece. Cranaechme appears as the sister of Cranae and Atthis, together forming the group of Cranaus's daughters.

The accounts that mention her are limited to this parentage: no deeds or episodes are attributed to her, so her figure works mainly as a link in a genealogy. Her case shows how many figures of myth are known more for their family ties than for stories of their own.