Adyte
Adyte ( ancient Greek Ἀδύτη Adýte ) is in Greek mythology a daughter of Danaos , the king of Libya , and Pieria . She is therefore one of the Danaids .
At the mass wedding of the 50 daughters of Danaos with the 50 sons of Aegyptus , at which lot decided on the pairing, her Menalkes , the son of the Gorgon , was assigned as husband. Like most of her sisters, she killed her husband on their wedding night.
literature
- Konrad Wernicke : Adyte . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 1, Stuttgart 1893, Col. 441.
Remarks
- ↑ Libraries of Apollodor 2,1,5.