 According to the "Bibliotheca", Cinyras was a descendant of Eos and Cephalus.His parents were Sandocus, son of Astynous (himself son of Phaethon), and Pharnace, daughter of Megassares (king of Hyria).Cinyras' father, Sandocus was an immigrant from Syria who settled in Cilicia and founded a city Celenderis.