Hypermnestra

Hypermnestra in Wikipedia

Hypermnestra (Ancient Greek: Ὑπερμνήστρα), in Greek mythology, was the daughter of Danaus. Danaus was the twin brother of Aegyptus and son of Belus. He had fifty daughters, the Danaides, and Aegyptus had fifty sons. Aegyptus commanded that his sons marry the Danaides and Danaus fled to Argos, ruled by King Pelasgus. When Aegyptus and his sons...

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Hypermnestra in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

*(upermnh/stra, (a daughter of Thestius and Eurythemis, and the witie of Oicles, by whom she became the mother of Amphhiaraus Her tomb was shown at Argos. (Apollod. 1.7.10; Paus. 2.21.2.) One of the daughters of Danaus was likewise called Hypermnestra. [LYNCEUS.] - A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, William Smith, Ed....

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