In Greek mythology, Electryon was the son of Perseus and Andromeda, and king of Mycenae. Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and Heroes the nature of the world and the origins and significance Perseus, Perseos, or Perseas ( Greek: Περσεύς, Περσέως, Περσέας) the Legendary founder Andromeda was a woman from Greek mythology who as divine punishment for her mother's bragging was chained to a rock as a sacrifice to a sea monster "Lion Gate" redirects here For other uses see Lions' Gate (disambiguation. He married either Anaxo, daughter of his brother Alcaeus and sister of Amphitryon, or Eurydice daughter of Pelops. In Greek mythology, Anaxo, daughter of Alcaeus and either Astydamia, daughter of Pelops or Laonome, daughter of Guneus, Amphitryon, or Amphitrion, in Greek mythology, was a son of Alcaeus, king of Tiryns in Argolis. In Greek mythology, Eurydice was the daughter of Pelops and was married to Electryon, king of Mycenae and son of Perseus. In Greek mythology, Pelops ( Greek Πέλοψ, from pelios: dark and ops: face eye king of Pisa in the Peloponnesus was venerated His wife bore him a daughter Alcmena and many sons. In Greek mythology, Alcmene or Alcmena ( Greek:) was the mother of Heracles [1]. Electryon had another son Licymnius by Midea, a Phrygian woman. In Greek mythology, Licymnius was a good friend of Heracles ' and a son of Electryon. The six sons of Pterelaus, descended from Electryon's brother Mestor came to Mycenae to claim a share of kingdom. The name Pterelaus is attributed to two individuals in Greek mythology. When Electryon spurned their request, they drove off his cattle; Electryon's sons battled against them, and all but Licymnius (on one side) and Evenus (on the other) were killed. For the Butterfly Genus, see Evenus (butterfly. The Evinos, Evenus, or Euenos (Εύηνος is Evenus sold the cattle to Polyxenus of Elis. In Greek mythology, Polyxenus (Πολύξενος or Πολύξεινος was one of the first priests of Demeter and one of the first to learn the secrets of the Elis, or Eleia ( Greek, Modern Ήλιδα Ilida, Ancient Ēlis, Doric: Alis, Elean: Walis) is an ancient Amphitryon, Electryon's nephew and promised in marriage to Alcmena, bought the cattle and returned them to his uncle, but accidentally killed him as he threw his club at one of the cows. Electryon's brother Sthenelus seized the throne of Mycenae, charged Amphitryon with murder, and sent him into exile. Sthenelus was the son of Perseus and Andromeda and a King of Mycenae.
| Preceded by Perseus |
King of Mycenae | Succeeded by Sthenelus |
| King of Tiryns |