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

(Ἠλεκτρύων), a son of Perseus and Andromeda, was king of Mycenae or Mideia in Argolis. (Paus. 2.25.8.) He was married to Anaxo, the daughter of Alcaeus, by whom he had several children. (Apollod. 2.4.5, &c.) The tradition about him is given under AMPHITRYON. Another Electryon is mentioned by Diodorus (4.67).

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