Anaxagoras (mythology)
Anaxagoras ( Greek Ἀναξαγόρας ) is a king of Argos in Greek mythology . He was the son of Argeus and the father of Alektor . According to another tradition, he was the son of Megapenthes .
During the reign of Anaxagoras, the women of Argos were frenzied by Dionysus . Melampus wanted to heal them, but demanded a third of the empire for this. Anaxagoras refused. When the women grew even wilder, he summoned Melampus again. This now also demanded a third for his brother Bias . The king agreed, Melampus healed the women and so the rule was divided into Anaxagorids, Melampids and Biantids.
After Anaxagora's death, his son Alector succeeded him.
swell
- Pausanias , travels in Greece , 2, 18, 4; 2, 30, 10.
literature
- Erich Bethe : Anaxagoras 1 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 2, Stuttgart 1894, Col. 2076.
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Argeus |
King of Argos together with Melampus and Bias 13th century BC Chr. (Fictional chronology) |
Alektor (Anaxagoride) |