Not to be confused with Proetus (trilobite) or Proteus.
In Greek mythology, Proetus (/ˈpriːtəs/; Ancient Greek: Προῖτος Proitos) may refer to the following personages:
Proetus, king of Argos and Tiryns, son of Abas and twin brother of Acrisius.[1]
Proetus, a prince of Corinth as the son of Prince Thersander, son of King Sisyphus. He was the father of Maera who died a maiden.[2] Scholiasts on the Odyssey confound him with the Argive Proetus.[3]
Proetus of Thebes, eponym of the Proetid Gates,[4] and father of Galanthis.[5]
Proetus of Nauplia, a son of Nauplius I and father of Lernus.[6]
Proetus, a son of Agenor (?). It is unclear whether Stephanus[7] is referring to a son of Agenor named Proetus, or to the Argive Proetus as a descendant of Agenor.
In Greek mythology, Proetus (/ˈpriːtəs/; Ancient Greek: Προῖτος Proitos) may refer to the following personages: Proetus, king of Argos and Tiryns, son...
Acrisius and Proetus were said to have quarrelled even in the womb of their mother and when Abas died and Acrisius had grown up, he expelled Proetus from his...
cattle") was the daughter of Iobates, king in Lycia. She was the consort of Proetus, joint-king in the Argolid with Acrisius, having his seat at Tiryns. According...
a third tradition, Acrisius had been driven into exile by his brother Proetus. Perseus petrified the brother with Medusa's head and restored Acrisius...
sorrow") is a name that refers to two characters: Megapenthes, a son of Proetus. Megapenthes, a son of Menelaus. Apollodorus, 2.2.2. Pausanias, 3.19.9...
this crime, he had to make a plea to Proetus, a king in Tiryns, one of the Achaean strongholds of the Argolid. Proetus, by virtue of his kingship, cleansed...
Tradition also associates the walls with Proetus, the sibling of Acrisius, king of Argos. According to the legend Proetus, pursued by his brother, fled to Lycia...
Mycenaean times, while the allied branch descended from Perseus' great-uncle Proetus ruled in Argos. Perseus and Andromeda had seven sons: Perses, Alcaeus,...
lions. These, too, are said to be the work of the Cyclopes, who made for Proetus the wall at Tiryns. (2.16.5) Going on from here and turning to the right...
beginning of the quest is that Bellerophon encountered Proetus, who grew intensely jealous of him. Proetus was the son-in-law of Iobates, and sent Bellerophon...
Antoninus Liberalis used a myth to explain this association: At Thebes Proetus had a daughter Galinthias. This maiden was playmate and companion of Alcmene...
brother Eteocles killed each other Priam, king of Troy during the Trojan War Proetus, a king of Argos and Tiryns Pylades, a king of Phocis and friend of Orestes...
of Stheneboea who loved Bellerophon more than her current husband, King Proetus of Argos. She was promised to Bellerophon after he vanquished the Chimera...
Dionysus went to Argos where all the women except the daughters of King Proetus joined in his worship. Dionysus punished them by driving them mad, and...
Hera priestess in Argos Iasus and Pelasgus - Sons of Phoroneus or Triopas Proetus and Acrisius - Rival twins, children of Abas and Aglaea or Ocalea. Porphyrion...
accused Ares of murder, and the matter was settled on the Areopagus. Tereus Proetus The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology by Robin Hard (2004). Based on...
him from Seriphos to Argos, presumably to build the walls of Mycenae. Proetus, the mythical king of ancient Argos, was said to have brought a group of...
nymph. Iphianassa, one of the three maenadic daughters of the Argive king Proetus by Stheneboea who were purified of their madness by Melampus. Iphianassa...
the Telchines. "Antaea" was also another name for Stheneboea, wife of Proetus. Orphic Hymn to Mother Antaia (40), 1; Apollonius of Rhodes 1.1141; Hesychius...
(hound), hound of Icarius, was turned into the dog star Maera, daughter of Proetus the son of Thersander, mother of Locrus by Zeus Maera, daughter of Atlas...
Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend (1998-1999, TV Series) .... King Proetus / Elderly Stable Hand / Great Oracle Babar: King of the Elephants (1999)...
detail: Melampus lived in Pylos during the reign of Anaxagoras or possibly Proetus. The king offered a reward for anybody that could heal his son, who suffered...
Canicattini, wherein it is shown being employed to cure the daughters of Proetus from their madness, caused by some ritual transgression. To the question...
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