Eurydamas (son of Aegyptus)
Eurydamas ( ancient Greek Εὐρυδάμας Eurydámas ) is one of the 50 sons of Aegyptus , the twin brother of Danaos , in Greek mythology . His mother came from Phenicia and had six other sons with Aigyptus: Agaptolemus , Kerketes , Aigios , Argios , Archelaos and Menemachos .
Phartis , the daughter of an Ethiopian mother, was assigned to him as the wife for the mass wedding of the 50 sons of Aegyptus with the 50 daughters of Danaos, at which lot decided on the pairing . Like the other sons of Aegyptus with the exception of Lynkeus , he was killed by his wife on their wedding night.
literature
- Konrad Seeliger : Eurydamas 1 . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 1,1, Leipzig 1886, column 1420 ( digitized version ).
- Karl Tümpel : Eurydamas 6th In: Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume VI, 1, Stuttgart 1907, column 1322.
Remarks
- ↑ Libraries of Apollodor 2,1,5.