Myth
13
Perseus
Descendants
of Io:
Houses
of Argos, Thebes, and Crete
Io a
priestess of Hera
Hermes: Argeiphontes “Argus-slayer”
She
gives birth to Epaphus,
ruler of Egypt
Is
Io Hera (cow-eyed?)
Isis?
(with cow-head?)
Lucian Dialogues
of the Sea Gods, 11 (p. 286)
Epaphus’ descendants: Aegyptus and Danaus:
Fifty
sons and fifty daughters (Danaids)
Kill
them on wedding nights,
Hypermnestra with Lynceus
become
founders of House of Argos
Danaids--later
(in Hellenistic period) show up in eternal torment in Hades--carrying leaky water
containers
Descendants:
Acrisius fathers Danae
prophecy:
your grandson will kill you
enclose
her in a cave, but Zeus: golden
shower 2
Divine origin of PERSEUS
GORGON's head
Stheno, Euryrale, Medusa
Andromeda is tied to a rock
as a sacrifice to Ceto
Perseus 2, Andromeda 2, Cepheus 2, Cassiopea 2, Ceto
2
Perseus
and Folktale
