- Abas (son of Lynceus)
In
Greek mythology , Abas was the son ofLynceus of the royal family ofArgos , andHypermnestra , the last of the Danaides. Abas himself was the twelfth king of Argos. His name derives from aSemitic word for 'father'.Abas was a successful conqueror, and was the founder of the city of
Abae ,Phocis , [Pausanias, x. 35. § 1.] home to the legendary oracular temple toApollo Abaeus , and also of the Pelasgic Argos inThessaly . [Strabo , "Geographica" ix. p. 431.] When Abas informed his father of the death of Danaus, he was rewarded with the shield of his grandfather, which was sacred toHera .Citation
last = Schmitz
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contribution = Abas (2)
editor-last = Smith
editor-first = William
title =Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
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pages = 1-2
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year = 1867
contribution-url = http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0010.html ] Abas was said to be so fearsome a warrior that even after his death, enemies of his royal household could be put to flight simply by the sight of this shield. [Virgil , "Aeneid " iii. 286; Serv. ad loc.]With his wife
Ocalea (orAglaea , depending on the source), he had three sons: the twinsAcrisius (grandfather ofPerseus ) andProetus , [Apollodorus , ii. 2. § 1 ; Hygin. Fab. 170.] and Lyrcos, and one daughter, Idomene. He bequeathed his kingdom to Acrisius and Proetus, bidding them to rule alternately, but they quarrelled even while they still shared their mother's womb. It was from this Abas that the kings of Argos were called by the patronymic Abantiads.References
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Robert Graves . "The Greek Myths ". London: Penguin, 1955; Baltimore: Penguin, 1955. ISBN 0-14-001026-2
*Edith Hamilton . "Mythology". New York: Mentor, 1942.
*SmithDGRBM
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