Hermos (son of Aegyptus)
Hermos ( ancient Greek Ἕρμος Hérmos ) is one of the 50 sons of Aegyptus , the twin brother of Danaos , in Greek mythology . His mother was the naiad Kaliadne , with whom Aigyptos had eleven other sons: Eurylochos , Phantes , Peristhenes , Dryas , Potamon , Kisseus , Lixos , Imbros , Bromios , Polyktor and Chthonios .
For the mass wedding of the 50 sons of Aegyptus with the 50 daughters of Danaos, at which lot decided on the pairing, Cleopatra , the daughter of the naiad Polyxo , was assigned to him as wife. Like the other sons of Aegyptus with the exception of Lynkeus , he was killed by his wife on their wedding night.
literature
- Wilhelm Drexler : Hermos . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 1,2, Leipzig 1890, Col. 2438 ( digitized version ).
Remarks
- ↑ Libraries of Apollodor 2,1,5.