Argos (King)
Argos ( Greek Ἄργος , male ) is the founder of the city of the same name in Greek mythology . His parents are Zeus and Niobe . He is therefore the grandson of Phoroneus .
With his wife Euadne , the daughter of Strymon and Neaira , he had the children Peiras , Epidauros , Kriasos and Ekbasos . Pausanias names Phorbas and Tiryns as further sons . Argos is said to have been the first to import grain from Libya and to have taught its cultivation. Kriasos succeeded Argos, who was buried in Argos. There was also a sacred grove here where the hero ktistes was worshiped.
swell
- Libraries of Apollodorus 2, 1, 2–3.
- Hyginus Mythographus , Fabulae 145
- Herodotus 6, 78 f.
- Pausanias, travels in Greece 2, 16, 1; 2, 22, 5; 2, 25, 8; 2, 26, 5 (fragment from the Ehoien ); 3, 4, 1.
literature
- Richard Engelmann : Argos 1 . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 1.1, Leipzig 1886, column 537 ( digitized version ).
- Konrad Wernicke : Argos 18 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II, 1, Stuttgart 1895, Col. 790 f.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Apis |
King of Argos late 18th - mid 17th century BC BC (mythical chronology) |
Kriasos |