Hypermnestra

Hypermnestra

Hypermnestra (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 arrived to take the Danaides, Danaus gave them to spare the Argives the pain of a battle. However, he instructed his daughters to kill their husbands on their wedding night. Forty-nine followed through, but one, Hypermnestra refused because her husband, Lynceus,cite book | last =William Smith, Mahmoud Saba | title =Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (volume II) | publisher =Walton and Maberly | date =1857 | location =Original from the University of Michigan | pages =page 231 | url =http://books.google.com/books?id=tJIfAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA231&dq=Lyrcus&lr=&as_brr=1&ie=ISO-8859-1 | doi = | id = ] honored her wish to remain a virgin. Danaus was angry with his disobedient daughter and threw her to the Argive courts. Aphrodite intervened and saved her. Lynceus later killed Danaus as revenge for the death of his brothers. Lynceus and Hypermnestra then began a dynasty of Argive kings (the Danaan Dynasty), beginning with Abas. In some versions of the legend, the Danaides were punished in the underworld by being forced to carry water through a jug with holes, or a sieve, so the water always leaked out. Hypermnestra, however, went straight to Elysium. Hypermnestra was also the daughter of Thestios and Eurythemis. Her sisters are Althaia and Leda. With her husband Oicles, she had a son named Amphiaraus, who later took part in the war of the Seven Against Thebes.

ee also

*City of Lyrceia

References

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*Ovid, "Heroides" xiv.
*Eusebuis, "Chronicon" 46.8-12, 47.22-23.
*Orosius, "Historiae adversus paganos" I.ii.i.
*Lactantius Placidus, "Commentarii in Statii Thebaida" II.222.


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  • Hypermnestra — Hypermestra (lat. Hypermnestra, franz. Hypermnestre) war in der griechischen Mythologie Eine der 50 Danaiden, die älteste Tochter des Königs Danaos von Argos mit der Elephantis[1]. Sie brachte als einzige von ihnen ihren Ehemann und Vetter… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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