Mnemosyne — Classical Greek Myth Library

Stories (3)

• Belus, Aegyptus, and Danaus: The Setup
  Local and lesser — Argive / Io’s descendants · Apollodorean genealogical setup (before the Danaid murders)
• The Danaids: Murder of the Sons of Aegyptus
  Local and lesser — Argive · Apollodorean (+ Aeschylean *Suppliants* frame; underworld punishment tradition)
• Lynceus and Hypermnestra: Survival and the Argive Line
  Local and lesser — Argive succession · Apollodorean / tragic (*Danaid* trilogy aftermath); Pausanian cult notices

Places appearing with them

• Argos
• Burial places / Lernaean waters
• Egypt / Arabia
• Ethiopia
• Larisa
• The deep
• Underworld

Themes

• Birth
• Contest
• Marriage
• Prophecy
• Revenge
• Succession
• Underworld
• War