This Eurydice 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.
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- 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, ISBN: 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.
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Preceded by: Ocalea |
Queen of Argos Mythic |
Succeeded by Andromeda |