Phantes
Phantes ( ancient Greek Φάντης Phántēs ) 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: Eurylochus , Peristhenes , Hermos , Dryas , Potamon , Kisseus , Lixos , Imbros , Bromios , Polyktor and Chthonios .
For the mass wedding of the 50 sons of Aegyptos with the 50 daughters of Danaos, at which lot decided on the pairing, Theano , 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 : Phantes . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 3.2, Leipzig 1909, Sp. 2272 ( digitized version ).
- Hans Herter : Phantes. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XIX, 2, Stuttgart 1938, column 1789.
Remarks
- ↑ Libraries of Apollodor 2,1,5.