Abas

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Abas is a figure in Greek mythology known primarily as the son of Hypermnestra and a king of Argos in some traditions.

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Label Occurrences
Abas canonical 2

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology
mortal man
mythological king
associatedWithPlace Argos NERFINISHED
Peloponnese NERFINISHED
child Acrisius NERFINISHED
Idas (in some accounts) NERFINISHED
Lyncaea (in some accounts) NERFINISHED
Proetus NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Argos NERFINISHED
culture Ancient Greek religion
describedIn Apollodorus, Bibliotheca NERFINISHED
Hyginus, Fabulae NERFINISHED
Pausanias, Description of Greece NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Argive
father Lynceus NERFINISHED
genre Greek heroic legend
grandfather Danaus NERFINISHED
grandmother Europa (wife of Danaus) NERFINISHED
hasAncestor Epaphus NERFINISHED
Io NERFINISHED
Zeus NERFINISHED
hasDescendant Danaë NERFINISHED
Heracles NERFINISHED
Perseus NERFINISHED
languageOfNarrative Ancient Greek
mother Hypermnestra NERFINISHED
mythologicalRole link between the line of Danaus and the Perseid dynasty
notableEvent division of his kingdom between Acrisius and Proetus
notableFact grandson of Danaus, leader of the Danaids
in some genealogies, regarded as an ancestor of many Argive heroes
notableWork foundation of the worship of Hera at Argos (attributed in some traditions)
partOf royal house of Argos
placeOfBirth Argos (traditionally) NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Argos (traditionally) NERFINISHED
positionHeld king of Argos
sibling none (only surviving son of Lynceus and Hypermnestra)
spouse Aglaia (in some traditions) NERFINISHED
Ocalea NERFINISHED
timeInMythology generation before Acrisius and Proetus

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hypermnestra offspring Abas
Acrisius father Abas