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In Greek mythology, Candalus () was one of the Heliadae, a son of Rhodos and Helios. Candalus, along with his brothers, Triopas, Macar and Actis, were jealous of their fifth brother, Tenages. They were jealous of his skills in science, and so they murdered him. After the murder came to light, Candalus fled Rhodes to Cos.

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Heliadae
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Father
Helios
Mother
Rhodos
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In Greek mythology, Candalus () was one of the Heliadae, a son of Rhodos and Helios. Candalus, along with his brothers, Triopas, Macar and Actis, were jealous of their fifth brother, Tenages. They were jealous of his skills in science, and so they murdered him. After the murder came to light, Candalus fled Rhodes to Cos.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Candalus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.