A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology

Smith, William

A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890

(Ἀγαμήδη).

1. A daughter of Augeias and wife of Mulius, who, according to Homer (Hom. Il. 11.739), was acquainted with the healing powers of all the plants that grow upon the earth. Hyginus (Hyg. Fab. 157) makes her the mother of Belus, Actor, and Dictys, by Poseidon.