Idmon (son of Aegyptus)
Idmon ( ancient Greek Ἴδμων Ídmōn ) is in Greek mythology one of the 50 sons of Aigyptus , the twin brother of Danaos . His mother was Gorgon , who had five other sons with Aigyptus: Periphas , Oineus , Aigyptus , Menalkes and Lampos .
For the mass wedding of the 50 sons of Aegyptos with the 50 daughters of Danaos , at which lot decided on the pairing, he was assigned Pylarge , Pieria's daughter , as wife. Like the other sons of Aegyptus with the exception of Lynkeus , he was killed by his wife on their wedding night.
literature
- Konrad Seeliger : Idmon 2 . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 2.1, Leipzig 1894, column 105 ( digitized version ).
Remarks
- ↑ Libraries of Apollodor 2,1,5.