Cleopatra (daughter of Danaos)

Cleopatra ( Greek Κλεοπάτρα ) was the name of two Danaids in Greek mythology, i.e. two of Danaos ' 50 daughters , which Danaos had from different wives. All Danaids, including the two Cleopatrai, each married one of the 50 sons of Danaos' twin brother Aigyptos . One Cleopatra, whose mother was a Hamadryad ( Atlanteie or Phoibe ), was married through Los Agenor , while the other Cleopatra, daughter of the Naiad Polyxo , became the wife of Hermos . Like all Danaids - except Hypermestra - the two Cleopatrai murdered their husbands on their wedding night .

literature

Samson Eitrem : Cleopatra 5). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XI, 1, Stuttgart 1921, Col. 733.

Remarks

↑ Libraries of Apollodorus 2, 1, 5, 4.
↑ Libraries of Apollodorus 2, 1, 5, 7; According to another tradition in Hyginus , Fabulae 170, on the other hand, was a Danaid named Cleopatra the wife of Aigyptus' son Menalkes.

[1] Libraries of Apollodorus 2, 1, 5, 4.

[2] Libraries of Apollodorus 2, 1, 5, 7; According to another tradition in Hyginus , Fabulae 170, on the other hand, was a Danaid named Cleopatra the wife of Aigyptus' son Menalkes.