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Electryon was the son of Perseus and Andromeda and thus brother of Perses, Alcaeus, Heleus, Mestor, Sthenelus, Cynurus, Gorgophone and Autochthe.He is most commonly married to Anaxo, daughter of his brother Alcaeus and sister of Amphitryon, [3] but was instead married to Eurydice, daughter of Pelops, in some versions of the myth.
In Greek mythology, Electryone (Ancient Greek: Ἠλεκτρυώνην) or Alectrona (Doric form) was a daughter of Helios and Rhodos, and sister to the Heliadae. [1] She died a virgin and was worshipped as a heroine on the island of Rhodes. [2] She was possibly a goddess of the sunrise, or of man's waking sense.
Two roosters on an ancient Greek black-figure vase from Villa Giulia.. Alectryon (from Ancient Greek: ἀλεκτρυών, Alektruṓn pronounced [alektryɔ̌ːn], literally meaning "rooster") in Greek mythology, was a young soldier who was assigned by Ares, the god of war, to guard the outside of his bedroom door while the god took part in a love affair with the love goddess Aphrodite.
In Greek mythology, Amphimachus (/ æ m ˈ f ɪ m ə k ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ἀμφίμαχος derived from ἀμφί amphi "on both sides, in all directions, surrounding" and μαχη mache "battle") was a Mycenaean prince as the son of King Electryon and Anaxo. [1]
According to the Bibliotheca, Alcmene was born to Electryon, the son of Perseus and Andromeda, and king of Tiryns and Mycenae or Medea in Argolis. [4] Her mother was Anaxo, daughter of Alcaeus and Astydamia. [5] Other accounts say her mother was Lysidice, the daughter of Pelops and Hippodameia, [6] or Eurydice, the daughter of Pelops. [7]
According to the mythographer Apollodorus, Sthenelus was the son of the Greek hero Perseus and the Ethiopian princess Andromeda, and the brother of Perses, Alcaeus, Heleus, Mestor, Electryon, and Gorgophone. [1] By Nicippe, sister of Atreus and Thyestes, [2] Sthenelus became the father of Eurystheus, Alcyone and Medusa . [3]
In Greek mythology, Anaxo (Ancient Greek: Ἀναξώ) was the daughter of Alcaeus (son of Perseus and Andromeda) and Astydameia (daughter of Pelops and Hippodamia). Her mother was also named as Laonome, daughter of Guneus, otherwise she was Hipponome, daughter of Menoeceus. Anaxo was the sister of Amphitryon and Perimede, wife of Licymnius.
According to the mythographer Apollodorus, Heleus was one of the sons of Perseus and Andromeda, and the brother of Perses, Alcaeus, Sthenelus, Electryon, Mestor, and Gorgophone. [ 1 ] Mythology