Belos

Family: Gods · Role: father of Danaos and Aegyptos · First appears: Aeschylus, The Suppliants — Scene 1

Life events

• Belos is identified as an offspring of Libya.(Aeschylus, The Suppliants — Scene 3)
  • With: Libya
  • “Sire of my sire here, Belos, with two sons.”
• Danaos and Aegyptos are identified as Belos's two sons.(Aeschylus, The Suppliants — Scene 3)
  • With: Danaus Aegyptus
  • “Sire of my sire here, Belos, with two sons. King. Tell me then now the name of yonder sage. Chor. Danaos, whose brother boasts of fifty sons. King. Tell me his name, too, with ungrudging speech. Chor. Ægyptos: knowing now our ancient stock,”

Aeschylus, The Suppliants — Scene 1

• child: Danaus “there were two brothers, Danaos and Ægyptos, the sons of Belos”
• child: Aegyptus “there were two brothers, Danaos and Ægyptos, the sons of Belos”

Aeschylus, The Suppliants — Scene 3

• parent: Libya “King. What other offspring, born of her, dost tell of? Chor. Sire of my sire here, Belos, with two sons.”
• child: Danaus “Sire of my sire here, Belos, with two sons. King. Tell me then now the name of yonder sage. Chor. Danaos, whose brother boasts of fifty sons.”
• child: Aegyptus “Sire of my sire here, Belos, with two sons. King. Tell me then now the name of yonder sage. Chor. Danaos, whose brother boasts of fifty sons. King. Tell me his name, too, with ungrudging speech. Chor. Ægyptos: knowing now our ancient stock,”

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Extracted from the original text of Greek Tragedy. Made with Rho MD.