- This article is about the wife of Acrisius, Queen of Argos. For the wife of Orpheus, see Eurydice.
- This article is about the queen of Argos. For the Pisan princess married into the Argive royal family, and the mother of Alcmene, see Eurydice of Pisa.
Eurydice (Ancient Greek: Εὐρυδίκη) was the wife of King Acrisius of Argos and the daughter of King Lacedaemon and Queen Sparta of Laconia. She was the mother of Danae, who was ravished by Zeus in the form of a shower of gold. This union brought forth Perseus.
Mythology[]
Eurydice was the daughter of King Lacedaemon and Queen Sparta, the legendary founders of Sparta and thus sister to Amyclas.
Later on, Eurydice married King Acrisius of Argos and became the mother of Danaë who begot the celebrated hero Perseus. Her other daughter was possibly Evarete, wife of Oenomaus, king of Pisa in Elis. In some accounts, the wife of Acrisius was called Aganippe.
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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.
- Grimal, Pierre, The Dictionary of Classical Mythology, Wiley-Blackwell, 1996, "Eurydice" (2), p. 157ISBN: 978-0-631-20102-1
- 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.
Preceded by: Ocalea |
Queen of Argos Mythic |
Succeeded by Andromeda |