Aglaurus

Aglaurus (/əˈɡlɔːrəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἄγλαυρος means 'dewfall'[1]) or Agraulus (/əˈɡrɔːləs/; Ἄγραυλος means 'rustic one'[2]) is a name attributed to three figures in Greek mythology.[3]

  • Aglaurus, an Athenian princess as the daughter of King Actaeus. She married Cecrops and became the mother of Erysichthon, Aglaurus (see below), Herse, and Pandrosus.[4]
  • Aglaurus, also an Athenian princess as the daughter of Cecrops, who was driven to suicide for ignoring a warning from the goddess Athena.[5]
  • Aglaurus, daughter of an incestuous relationship between Erectheus and his daughter Procris.[6] Aglaurus is also known as Aglauros (most commonly), Aglaulos, Agraulus, Agravlos, or Agraulos. Agraulos ("countryside flute") was probably the original form of the name, with the r and l commonly switched to produce the prevalent Aglauros form.

Notes

  1. Graves, Robert (2017). The Greek Myths - The Complete and Definitive Edition. Penguin Books Limited. pp. Index s.v. Aglaurus. ISBN 9780241983386.
  2. Graves, Robert (2017). The Greek Myths - The Complete and Definitive Edition. Penguin Books Limited. pp. Index s.v. Agraulos. ISBN 9780241983386.
  3. Bell, Robert E. (1991). Women of Classical Mythology: A Biographical Dictionary. ABC-CLIO. p. 16. ISBN 9780874365818.
  4. Apollodorus, 3.14.2; Pausanias, 1.2.5
  5. Pausanias, 1.18.2
  6. Hyginus, Fabulae 253

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