Kisseus (son of Aegyptus)
Kisseus ( ancient Greek Κισσεύς Kisseús ) is one of the 50 sons of Aegyptus , the twin brother of Danaos , in Greek mythology . His mother was the naiad Kaliadne , with whom Aigyptus had eleven other sons: Eurylochos , Phantes , Peristhenes , Hermos , Dryas , Potamon , 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, he was assigned Antheleia , the daughter of the Naiad Polyxo , 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 : Kisseus 2 . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 2.1, Leipzig 1894, column 1206 ( digitized version ).
- Wilhelm Capelle : Kisseus 2. In: Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XI, 1, Stuttgart 1921, Sp. 518.
Remarks
- ↑ Libraries of Apollodor 2,1,5.