Gelanor
Gelanor ( ancient Greek Γελάνωρ ) is in Greek mythology the son of the Argive king Sthenelas , son of Krotopos , and succeeded him as king.
When Poseidon punished the country with water shortage because of the preference for Heras , Danaos landed in Argos , pursued by Aigyptus and his 50 sons . Gelanor welcomed him and his 50 daughters, the Danaids , to Argos. The Danaids taught the Argives the art of irrigation.
Danaos laid claim to the throne of Argos, because as a descendant of Io , he was as much an Inachide as Gelanor. The people who were supposed to make the choice came to no conclusion and postponed the decision. The next morning a wolf invaded a herd of cattle. The lead animal opposed the wolf and was eventually killed. This was seen as a sign and Danaos was chosen as the new ruler, because the victorious wolf did not belong to the herd, just like Danaos, who came from a foreign country and was not previously an Argiver.
literature
- Heinrich Wilhelm Stoll : Gelanor . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 1,2, Leipzig 1890, column 1608 ( digitized version ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pausanias 2:16 , 1.
- ^ Libraries of Apollodorus 2, 1, 4.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Sthenelas |
King of Argos 15th century BC BC (mythical chronology) |
Danaos |