Proetus

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Proetus is a king in Greek mythology, often associated with the city of Tiryns and known for his conflicts with his twin brother Acrisius and his role in the story of Bellerophon.

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Nisus 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in Greek mythology
mythological king
appearsInWork Apollodorus’ Bibliotheca NERFINISHED
Homeric tradition NERFINISHED
Pausanias’ Description of Greece NERFINISHED
Pindar’s odes NERFINISHED
associatedDeity Dionysus NERFINISHED
Hera NERFINISHED
associatedHero Bellerophon NERFINISHED
associatedWithCity Tiryns NERFINISHED
associatedWithRegion Argolis NERFINISHED
builtOrFortified Tiryns NERFINISHED
causeOfDaughtersMadness offense against Hera
rejection of Dionysus
collectiveChildren Proetides NERFINISHED
conflictType dynastic rivalry
conflictWith Acrisius NERFINISHED
culture Ancient Greek mythology
curedDaughtersBy Melampus NERFINISHED
daughter Iphianassa NERFINISHED
Iphinoe NERFINISHED
Lysippe NERFINISHED
dividedKingdomWith Acrisius NERFINISHED
employedCraftsmen Cyclopes NERFINISHED
father Abas NERFINISHED
gender male
grandfather Lynceus NERFINISHED
greatGrandfather Aegyptus NERFINISHED
languageOfSources Ancient Greek NERFINISHED
mother Aglaea NERFINISHED
Ocalea NERFINISHED
mythCycle Argive cycle
mythRole father of the mad Proetides
king who persecuted Bellerophon
offeredPortionOfKingdomTo Melampus NERFINISHED
questAssigned Slay the Chimera
rewardedHealer Melampus NERFINISHED
ruledCity Tiryns NERFINISHED
ruledTerritory eastern Argolis NERFINISHED
sentHeroOnQuest Bellerophon NERFINISHED
spouse Anteia NERFINISHED
Stheneboea NERFINISHED
spouseAliasOf Anteia NERFINISHED
Stheneboea NERFINISHED
title King of Argos NERFINISHED
King of Tiryns NERFINISHED
twinBrother Acrisius NERFINISHED

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Bellerophon enemy Proetus
Hypermnestra grandchild Proetus
Acrisius sibling Proetus
Aegeus sibling Proetus
this entity surface form: Nisus