Electryon

Electryon (Greek Ἠλεκτρύων ) In Greek mythology, a king of Mycenae or Midea.

Myth

Electryon is the son of Perseus and Andromeda, he married Anaxo, the daughter of his brother Alcaeus. According to Hesiod was his wife Lysidike, the daughter of Pelops. With his wife, he fathered a daughter, Alcmene, and twelve sons, Perilaos, Nomios, Epilaos, Gorgophonos, Eurybios, Amphimachus, Kelaineus, Strato Bates, Lysinomos, Cheiromachos, Anaktor and Archelaus. With the " Phrygierin " Mideia he had an illegitimate son Licymnius.

The sons of Pterelaus came to Mycenae and raised as descendants of Mestor, brother Elektryons, claims to rule over the kingdom. When she went unheard, they rounded up the cattle and Mycenaean wanted to take them. The sons Elektryons - except Licymnius, who was still very young - came to meet them and they agreed to fight the herd. Here, all the sons of Electryon died. Of the sons of Pterelaus survived only your intuitive who took the cattle away and gave to the Elean King Polyxenos. Amphitryon, son of Alcaeus, acquired the cattle of Polyxenos and brought her back Electryon.

Now Electryon wanted to avenge his sons, and prepared a campaign against Pterelaus. Therefore, he handed over the reign of Amphitryon and put the wedding with his daughter Alcmene in view. But Electryon was accidentally killed by Amphitryon, when he threw a leg for a entlaufenem beef and thereby met Electryon. Amphitryon, Alcmene and Licymnius left the country and Sthenelus, another brother Elektryons, took over the government. Amphitryon later led a large force against Pterelaus and revenge as the death of the sons of Electryon.

Swell

• Libraries of Apollodorus 2, 49-56.
• Hesiod, Ehoien 135, 7-8; 195, 3-36.
• Hesiod, The Shield of Heracles 82; 86
• Pausanias, traveling in Greece 2, 25, 9; 9, 11, 1