Anaxo (daughter of Alcaeus)

In Greek mythology, Anaxo /ɑːnɑːˈsɔː/ or /ænæˈ-/ (Ἀναξώ) was the daughter of Alcaeus (son of Perseus and Andromeda) and Astydameia (daughter of Pelops and Hippodamia).

Biography

Anaxo's mother was also named as Laonome, daughter of Guneus, otherwise she was Hipponome, daughter of Menoeceus. She married Electryon, king of Mycenae, and her father's brother, being the son of Perseus and Andromeda. Her children were Alcmena, Stratobates, Gorgophonus, Phylonomus, Celaeneus, Amphimachus, Lysinomus, Cheirimachus, Anactor, and Archelaus.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Pseudo-Apollodorus. Bibliotheca, Book 2.4.5

Source

  • Patricia Turner, Charles Russell Coulter, "Dictionary of ancient deities", Oxford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-19-514504-6
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