هایپرمنیسترا
Sign in to saveIn Greek mythology, Hypermnestra () was by birth a Libyan princess and by marriage a queen of Argos. She is a daughter of King Danaus, and one of the 50 Danaids. Hypermnestra is most notable for being the only Danaid that betrayed her father and refused to kill her husband Lynceus, the future king of Argos.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.name
- Hypermnestra
- Deity.abode
- Libya, later Argos
- Deity.father
- Danaus
- Deity.mother
- Elephantis or Melia
- Deity.spouse
- Lynceus
- Deity.image
- Hypermnestre BnF Français 599 fol. 14.jpg
- Deity.children
- Abas
- Deity.caption
- An image of Hypermnestra at the Bibliothèque Nationale de Francais
- Deity.member_of
- the 50 Danaids
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Part of
- Daughters of Danaus
- Gender
- female
- Spouse
- Lynceus
- Child
- Abas
- Father
- Danaus
- Mother
- Elephantis
- Image
- Hypermnestre BnF Français 599 fol. 14.jpg
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- Commons category
- Hypermnestra (mythology)
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
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