Lykos (son of Aegyptus)

Lykos ( Greek  Λύκος ) is in Greek mythology one of the 50 Aigyptiads named sons of King Aigyptus . Like all the sons of Aegyptus, Lykos is married to one of Danaos ' 50 daughters , the Danaids , and marries Agaue . Like his brothers with the exception of Lynkeus, Lykos is also killed by his wife on their wedding night. His severed head was presented to Danaos as a sign of the deed.

Remarks

1. ^ Libraries of Apollodorus 2, 1, 5.

literature

• Wilhelm Drexler : Lykos 12 . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 2.2, Leipzig 1897, column 2189 ( digitized version ).