Gorgophone

Family: Danaid · Role: princess · First appears: Apollodorus, Library 1.9

Gorgophone, a Danaid princess, was married to Perieres; Apollodorus records that he “married Gorgophone, daughter of Perseus.” In the later account of Library 2.1, Danaus and Elephantis are named in connection with her birth alongside Hypermnestra, and she was given as the wife of Proteus.

Library 2.4 again identifies her as a daughter of Perseus, while Andromeda is mentioned in the same account as the mother of his sons. Later, Gorgophone bore Tyndareus, Icarius, Aphareus, and Leucippus.

Relationship record

Apollodorus, Library 1.9

• married with Perieres “married Gorgophone, daughter of Perseus”

Apollodorus, Library 2.1

• married with Proteus “Gorgophone to be the wife of Proteus”
• parent: Danaus “Gorgophone and Hypermnestra were borne to him by Elephantis”
• parent: elephantis “Gorgophone and Hypermnestra were borne to him by Elephantis”

Apollodorus, Library 2.4

• parent: Perseus “and a daughter Gorgophone, whom Perieres married.”
• parent: Andromeda “And he had sons by Andromeda”

Apollodorus, Library 3.10

• child: Tyndareus “and she bore Tyndareus, Icarius, Aphareus, and Leucippus.”
• child: Icarius “and she bore Tyndareus, Icarius, Aphareus, and Leucippus.”
• child: Aphareus “and she bore Tyndareus, Icarius, Aphareus, and Leucippus.”
• child: Leucippus “and she bore Tyndareus, Icarius, Aphareus, and Leucippus.”

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