Diodorus Siculus, Library 1-7

§ 7.15.3 By such a genealogy trustworthy historians trace the line of the kings of Macedonia back to Heracles. From Caranus, who was the first to unite the power of Macedon and to hold it, to Alexander, who subdued the land of Asia, there are reckoned twenty-four kings and four hundred and eighty years.

§ 7.16.1 Perdiccas, wishing to increase the strength of his kingdom, sent to Delphi to consult the oracle. And the Pythian priestess replied to him: Stands over wealthy land a might of kings Of Temenus' right noble line, Of Aegis-bearing Zeus. But swiftly go To Bottiais, rich in flocks; and then Where thou shalt see white-horned goats, with fleece Like snow, resting at dawn, make sacrifice Upon the blessed gods upon that spot And raise the chief city of a state.[ Aigai/Aigaiai ]

§ 7.17.1 The genealogy of Caranus is given in this wise, as Diodorus reports, as well as the majority of historians, one of whom is also Theopompus. Caranus was the son of Pheidon, the son of Aristodamis, the son of Merops, the son of Thestius, the son of Cissius, the son of Temenus, the son of Aristomachus, the son of Cleodaeus, the son of Hyllus, the son of Heracles. But there are some, he says, who adduce a different genealogy, saying that Caranus was the son of Poeas, the son of Croesus, the son of Cleodaeus, the son of Eurybiades, the son of Deballus, the son of Lachares, the son of Temenus, who likewise returned into the Peloponnesus.