Aegyptus

In Greek mythology, Aegyptus or Ægyptus (/ɪˈdʒɪptəs/; Ancient Greek: Αἴγυπτος, Aigyptos means "burnt-face") may refer to the following related characters:

Aegyptus, son of Zeus and Thebe of Egypt[1] and thus, can be considered brother to the earlier Heracles.[2] He may be the same or different with the one below.

Aegyptus, king of Egypt and son of Belus and the naiad Achiroe.[3]

Aegyptus, son of the above mentioned Aegyptus and Gorgo. He either married the Danaid Dioxippe or Polyxena and was killed by his bride on their wedding night.[4][5] See Sons of Aegyptus

Notes

Tzetzes on Lycophron, 1206
John Lydus, De mensibus 4.67
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheke 2.1.4-5
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2.1.5

Hyginus, Fabulae 170

References

Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
Pseudo-Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. . Greek text .

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