Chrysippus (son of Aegyptus)
Chrysippos ( ancient Greek Χρύσιππος Chrýsippos ) is one of the 50 sons of Aigyptos , the twin brother of Danaos , in Greek mythology .
In the mass wedding of Aigyptos sons married the daughters of Danaus Chrysippus the Chrysippe . While in most of the other weddings of the 50 daughters of Danaos, the Danaids , with the 50 sons of Aegyptus the lot decided on the pairing, in this connection the similarity of names was decisive.
literature
- Heinrich Wilhelm Stoll : Chrysippos 1 . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 1,1, Leipzig 1886, column 902 ( digitized version ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Libraries of Apollodor 2,1,5.