Hypermnestra
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.
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- 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
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- Hypermnestre BnF Français 599 fol. 14.jpg
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In 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.
== Family == Hypermnestra was one of two daughters born of King Danaus of Libya and Elephantis, with her only full sister being Gorgophone, as the rest of the 48 Danaids were begotten by other women. Danaus was the son of King Belus of Egypt and either the naiad Archiroe, daughter of the river god Nilus, or Side, the namesake of Sidon.