Daiphron (son of Hephaistine)
Daïphron ( ancient Greek Δαΐφρων Daḯphrōn ) is one of the 50 sons of Aigyptus , the twin brother of Danaos , in Greek mythology . His mother was Hephaistine , with whom Aigyptus had five other sons: Idas , Pandion , Arbelos , Hyperbios and Hippokorystes .
For the mass wedding of the 50 sons of Aegyptus with the 50 daughters of Danaos, at which lot decided on the pairing, he was assigned Adiante , the daughter of Herse , as wife. Like the other sons of Aegyptus with the exception of Lynkeus , he was killed by his wife on their wedding night.
literature
- Heinrich Wilhelm Stoll : Daïphron 2 . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 1,1, Leipzig 1886, column 939 ( digitized version ).
- Otto Waser : Daïphron 2 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume IV, 2, Stuttgart 1901, Sp. 2013.
Remarks
- ↑ Libraries of Apollodor 2,1,5.