Antheleia
Antheleia ( ancient Greek Ἀνθήλεια Anthḗleia ) is in Greek mythology a daughter of Danaos , the king of Libya , and the naiad Polyxo . 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, their Kisseus , the son of the naiad Kaliadne , was assigned as husband. Like most of her sisters, she killed her husband on their wedding night.
literature
- Konrad Wernicke : Antheleia . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 2, Stuttgart 1894, Col. 2363.
Remarks
- ↑ Libraries of Apollodor 2,1,5.