In Greek mythology, Tiryns (Ancient Greek: Τίρυνθα) was an Argive prince as the son of King Argus[1] and possibly Evadne, daughter of the river-god Strymon and Neaera. He was probably the brother of Ecbasus, Peiras, Epidaurus and Criasus.[2] The city of Tiryns was named after him.[1]
Notes
edit- ^ a b Pausanias, 2.25.8
- ^ Apollodorus, 2.1.2
References
edit- Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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