Eurydice (daughter of Lacedaemon)

For other uses, see Eurydice (Greek myth).

In Greek mythology, Eurydice (/jʊəˈrɪdɪsi/; Ancient Greek: Εὐρυδίκη , Eurydikē "wide justice", derived from ευρυς eurys "wide" and δικη dike "justice") was a Spartan princess who later on became the queen of Argos.

Sculpture at the Tropical Agronomy Garden - Perseus holding the head of Medusa

Mythology

Eurydice was the daughter of King Lacedaemon and Queen Sparta, the legendary founders of Sparta and thus sister to Amyclas.^[1]

Later on, Eurydice married King Acrisius of Argos and became the mother of Danaë who begot the celebrated hero Perseus. Her other daughter was possibly Evarete, wife of Oenomaus, king of Pisa in Elis.^[2] In some accounts, the wife of Acrisius was called Aganippe.^[3]

Argive genealogy

Argive genealogy in Greek mythology

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