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+ | Amymone was the daughter of Europe and King Danaus. She was one of the fifty daughters of Danaus who were married to the fifty sons of King Aegyptus (Danaus' twin brother). On the night of her wedding, she like forty-eight of her forty-nine sisters and half-sisters murdered her husband at the command of their father. In Amymone's case she killed Enkeladus |
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| + | "...of the rest Busiris, Enceladus, Lycus, and Daiphron obtained by lot the daughters that had been borne to Danaus by Europe, to wit, Automate, Amymone, Agave, and Scaea." |
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Revision as of 12:56, 3 August 2016
Amymone was the daughter of Europe and King Danaus. She was one of the fifty daughters of Danaus who were married to the fifty sons of King Aegyptus (Danaus' twin brother). On the night of her wedding, she like forty-eight of her forty-nine sisters and half-sisters murdered her husband at the command of their father. In Amymone's case she killed Enkeladus
Ancient Text
"...of the rest Busiris, Enceladus, Lycus, and Daiphron obtained by lot the daughters that had been borne to Danaus by Europe, to wit, Automate, Amymone, Agave, and Scaea."