Acrisius
In Greek mythology, Acrisius (/əˈkraɪsiəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀκρίσιος means 'ill-judgment'[1]) was a king of Argos. He was the grandfather of the famous Greek demi-god Perseus.
Family
Acrisius was the son of
Mythology
Rivalry of twins
Acrisius and Proetus were said to have quarrelled even in the womb of their mother and when Abas died and Acrisius had grown up, he expelled Proetus from his inheritance. On his exile, Proetus was supported by his father-in-law Iobates, the Lycian, Proetus returned, and Acrisius was compelled to share his kingdom with his brother by giving Tiryns to him, while he retained Argos for himself.
Death
Disappointed by his lack of luck in having a son, Acrisius consults the
Perseus grows up to be a hero, killing
Founder of Delphic amphictyony
According to the
Argive genealogy chart
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Notes
- ISBN 9780241983386.
- ^ Apollodorus, 2.2.1
- ^ Pausanias, 2.25.5
- Scholiast ad Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica4.1091
- ^ Fabulae 63]Apollodorus, 2.2.2
- ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 84
- ^ Smith, William, ed. (1867), "Acrisius", Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 1, Boston, MA, p. 14, archived from the original on 2007-10-11
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Apollodorus, 2.2.1 & 2.4.1
- ^ Pausanias, 2.16.2, 2.25.6 & 3.13.6
- ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 63
- ^ Schmitz, Leonhard (1867), "Perseus", in Smith, William (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 3, Boston, MA, p. 206, archived from the original on 2012-10-12, retrieved 2009-09-17
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Euripides, Orestes 1087
- ^ Strabo, 9. p. 420
- ^ Comp. Libanius, Orat. vol. iii. 472, ed. Reiske.
References
- 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. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- 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.
- ISBN 978-0143106715
- Graves, Robert, The Greek Myths: The Complete and Definitive Edition. Penguin Books Limited. 2017. ISBN 978-0-241-98338-6, 024198338X
- 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.
- 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.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Acrisius". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
