Polydectes

First appears: Apollodorus, Library 1.9

Life events

• Perseus turned Polydectes and his assembled friends to stone, then appointed Dictys king.(Apollodorus, Library 2.4 · 📍 Seriphus)
  • With: Perseus Dictys
  • “And having come to Seriphus he found that his mother and Dictys had taken refuge at the altars on account of the violence of Polydectes; so he entered the palace, where Polydectes had gathered his friends, and with averted face he showed the Gorgon's head; and all who beheld it were turned to stone, each in the attitude which he happened to have struck. Having appointed Dictys king of Seriphus”

Apollodorus, Library 1.9

• parent: Magnes “And sons were born to him, Polydectes and Dictys”

Apollodorus, Library 2.4

• siblings with Dictys “Polydectes, brother of Dictys, was then king of Seriphus”
• admired: Danae “fell in love with Danae”
• enemies with Perseus “with averted face he showed the Gorgon's head; and all who beheld it were turned to stone”
• courtship with Danae “Polydectes, brother of Dictys, was then king of Seriphus and fell in love with Danae”
• with Hippodamia (interaction) “under the pretext of collecting contributions towards a wedding gift for Hippodamia, daughter of Oenomaus.”

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