- Abantiades (mythology)
The name Abantiades (Ἀβαντιάδης) generally signified a descendant of
Abas, son of Lynceus , but was used especially to designatePerseus , the great-grandson of Abas, [Ovid . "Metamorphoses ", iv. 673, v. 138, 236.] andAcrisius , a son of Abas. [Ovid . "Metamorphoses ", iv. 607.] A female descendant of Abas, asDanaë and Atalante, was called Abantias.References
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