Peristhenes (son of Aegyptus)
Peristhenes ( ancient Greek Περισθένης Peristhénēs ) is in Greek mythology one of the 50 sons of Aigyptus , the twin brother of Danaos . His mother was the naiad Kaliadne , with whom Aigyptos had eleven other sons: Eurylochos , Phantes , Hermos , 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, Elektra , 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
- Heinrich Wilhelm Stoll : Peristhenes . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 3.2, Leipzig 1909, column 1979 ( digitized version ).
Remarks
- ↑ Libraries of Apollodor 2,1,5.