Potamon (Aegyptiad)
Potamon ( ancient Greek Ποτάμων Potamōn ) is one of the 50 sons of Aigyptus , the twin brother of Danaos , in Greek mythology . His mother was the naiad Kaliadne , with whom Aigyptos had eleven other sons: Eurylochos , Phantes , Peristhenes , Hermos , Dryas , 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 the lot decided on the pairing, he was assigned to Glaukippe , 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 : Potamon . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 3.2, Leipzig 1909, column 2900 ( digitized version ).
Remarks
- ↑ Libraries of Apollodor 2,1,5.