Abas was the son of Lynceus of the royal family of Argos, and Hypermnestra, the last of the Danaides.[1] With his wife Ocalea (or Aglaea, depending on the source), he had twin sons Acrisius (grandfather of Perseus) and Proetus,[2] and one daughter, Idomene.[3] According to Pausanias, Abas had also an illegitimate son named Lyrcus, who gave his name to the city of Lyrcea.[4]
The name Abantiades (/ˌæbænˈtaɪədiːz/; Ancient Greek: Ἀβαντιάδης) generally signified a descendant of this Abas, but was used especially to designate Perseus, the great-grandson of Abas,[5] and Acrisius, a son of Abas.[6] A female descendant of Abas, as Danaë and Atalante, was called Abantias.[7]
Mythologyedit
Abas was a successful conqueror, and was the founder of the city of Abae in northeastern Phocis,[8] home to the legendary oracular temple to ApolloAbaeus, and also of the Pelasgic Argos in Thessaly.[9] When Abas informed his father of the death of Danaus, he was rewarded with the shield of his grandfather, which was sacred to Hera.[10][11] Abas was said to be so fearsome a warrior that even after his death, enemies of his royal household could be put to flight simply by the sight of this shield.[12] He bequeathed his kingdom to Acrisius and Proetus, bidding them to rule alternately, but they quarrelled even while they still shared their mother's womb.
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For other uses see Abas mythology In Greek mythology Abas ˈ eɪ b e s Ancient Greek Ἄbas was the twelfth king of Argos He was the great grandfather of Perseus and the founder of the towns Abae and Argos Pelasgikon Hera favoured Abas and blessed his shield making it resistant to any sword Contents 1 Family 2 Mythology 3 Argive genealogy 4 Notes 5 ReferencesFamily editAbas was the son of Lynceus of the royal family of Argos and Hypermnestra the last of the Danaides 1 With his wife Ocalea or Aglaea depending on the source he had twin sons Acrisius grandfather of Perseus and Proetus 2 and one daughter Idomene 3 According to Pausanias Abas had also an illegitimate son named Lyrcus who gave his name to the city of Lyrcea 4 The name Abantiades ˌ ae b ae n ˈ t aɪ e d iː z Ancient Greek Ἀbantiadhs generally signified a descendant of this Abas but was used especially to designate Perseus the great grandson of Abas 5 and Acrisius a son of Abas 6 A female descendant of Abas as Danae and Atalante was called Abantias 7 Mythology editAbas was a successful conqueror and was the founder of the city of Abae in northeastern Phocis 8 home to the legendary oracular temple to Apollo Abaeus and also of the Pelasgic Argos in Thessaly 9 When Abas informed his father of the death of Danaus he was rewarded with the shield of his grandfather which was sacred to Hera 10 11 Abas was said to be so fearsome a warrior that even after his death enemies of his royal household could be put to flight simply by the sight of this shield 12 He bequeathed his kingdom to Acrisius and Proetus bidding them to rule alternately but they quarrelled even while they still shared their mother s womb Argive genealogy editArgive genealogy in Greek mythology vte InachusMelia ZeusIoPhoroneus EpaphusMemphis LibyaPoseidon BelusAchiroeAgenorTelephassa DanausElephantisAegyptusCadmusCilixEuropaPhoenix MantineusHypermnestraLynceusHarmoniaZeus Polydorus SpartaLacedaemonOcaleaAbasAgaveSarpedonRhadamanthus Autonoe EurydiceAcrisiusInoMinos ZeusDanaeSemeleZeus PerseusDionysus Colour key Male Female DeityNotes edit Hyginus Fabulae 244 Apollodorus 2 2 1 Hyginus Fabulae 170 De Astronomica 2 18 1 Apollodorus 2 2 2 Pausanias 2 25 5 Ovid Metamorphoses 4 673 5 138 amp 5 236 Ovid Metamorphoses 4 607 Bell Robert E 1991 Women of Classical Mythology A Biographical Dictionary ABC CLIO p 1 ISBN 9780874365818 Pausanias Graeciae Descriptio 10 35 1 Strabo Geographica 9 5 5 p 431 Schmitz Leonhard 1867 Abas 2 in Smith William ed Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology vol 1 pp 1 2 archived from the original on 2008 07 14 retrieved 2007 08 19 Hyginus Fabulae 273 Virgil Aeneid 3 286 Statius Thebaid 2 220 amp 4 589 Servius Commentary on Virgil s Aeneid 3 286References editBell Robert E Women of Classical Mythology A Biographical Dictionary ABC Clio 1991 ISBN 9780874365818 0874365813 Edith Hamilton Mythology New York Mentor 1942 Gaius Julius Hyginus Astronomica from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies Online version at the Topos Text Project Gaius Julius Hyginus Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies Online version at the Topos Text Project Maurus Servius Honoratus In Vergilii carmina comentarii Servii Grammatici qui feruntur in Vergilii carmina commentarii recensuerunt Georgius Thilo et Hermannus Hagen Georgius Thilo Leipzig B G Teubner 1881 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Pausanias Description of Greece with an English Translation by W H S Jones Litt D and H A Ormerod M A in 4 Volumes Cambridge MA Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1918 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Pausanias Graeciae Descriptio 3 vols Leipzig Teubner 1903 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library Pseudo Apollodorus The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer F B A F R S in 2 Volumes Cambridge MA Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1921 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Greek text available from the same website Publius Ovidius Naso Metamorphoses translated by Brookes More 1859 1942 Boston Cornhill Publishing Co 1922 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Publius Ovidius Naso Metamorphoses Hugo Magnus Gotha Germany Friedr Andr Perthes 1892 Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library Publius Papinius Statius The Thebaid translated by John Henry Mozley Loeb Classical Library Volumes Cambridge MA Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1928 Online version at the Topos Text Project Publius Papinius Statius The Thebaid Vol I II John Henry Mozley London William Heinemann New York G P Putnam s Sons 1928 Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library Publius Vergilius Maro Aeneid Theodore C Williams trans Boston Houghton Mifflin Co 1910 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Publius Vergilius Maro Bucolics Aeneid and Georgics J B Greenough Boston Ginn amp Co 1900 Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library Robert Graves The Greek Myths London Penguin 1955 Baltimore Penguin 1955 ISBN 0 14 001026 2 Strabo The Geography of Strabo Edition by H L Jones Cambridge Mass Harvard University Press London William Heinemann Ltd 1924 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Strabo Geographica edited by A Meineke Leipzig Teubner 1877 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Smith William ed 1870 Abas Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology Regnal titles Preceded byLynceus King of Argos Succeeded byProetus Portals nbsp Ancient Greece nbsp Myths Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Abas son of Lynceus amp oldid 1186254246, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
