Aegyptus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Aegyptus or Ægyptus (/ɪˈdʒɪptəs/; Ancient Greek: Αἴγυπτος, Aigyptos means "burnt-face") may refer to the following related characters:
- Aegyptus, son of Zeus and Thebe of Egypt[1] and thus, can be considered brother to the earlier Heracles[2]. He may be the same or different with the one below.
- Aegyptus, king of Egypt and son of Belus and the naiad Achiroe.[3]
- Aegyptus, son of the above mentioned Aegyptus and Gorgo. He either married the Danaid Dioxippe or Polyxena and was killed by his bride on their wedding night.[4][5] See Sons of Aegyptus
Notes
- Tzetzes on Lycophron, 1206
- John Lydus, De mensibus 4.67
- Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheke 2.1.4-5
- Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2.1.5
- Hyginus, Fabulae 170
References
- 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.
- 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.
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