In Greek mythology, Proetus (/ ˈpriːtəs / Ancient Greek: Προῖτος, romanized: Proîtos), the son of Abas, was a king of Argos and Tiryns. Proetus' father was Abas, son of the last surviving Aegyptiad Lynceus and the Danaid Hypermnestra, had ruled over Argos and married Aglaea [1] or Ocalea, who bore him twin sons, Proetus and Acrisius.

In Greek mythology, Proetus (/ ˈ p r iː t ə s /; Ancient Greek: Προῖτος Proitos) may refer to the following personages: Proetus, king of Argos and Tiryns, son of Abas and twin brother of Acrisius. [1] Proetus, a prince of Corinth as the son of Prince Thersander, son of King Sisyphus. He was the father of Maera who died a maiden. [2]

In Greek mythology, Proteus (/ ˈproʊtiəs, ˈproʊt.juːs / PROH-tee-əs, PROHT-yooss; [1] Ancient Greek: Πρωτεύς, romanized: Prōteús) is an early prophetic sea god or god of rivers and oceanic bodies of water, one of several deities whom Homer calls the "Old Man of …

Proetus was a king of the cities of Argos and Tiryns in Greek mythology, son of Abas and Aglaea. His twin brother was Acrisius, with whom they quarreled all the time. This rivalry escalated over the years, and Proetus even seduced Acrisius ' daughter, Danae.

Proetus, in Greek mythology, a king of Argos, grandson of Danaus. He quarreled with his twin brother, Acrisius, and divided the kingdom with him, Proetus taking Tiryns, which he fortified with huge blocks of stone carried by the Cyclopes.

Proetus was a king of Ancient Greece who appeared in the tales of Greek mythology, for Proetus was the King of Tiryns, one of Greece’s most important cities. Proetus was the son of King Abas of Argos born to Abas’ wife Aglaea (or possibly Ocalea); Proetus would have a twin brother named Acrisius.

Proteus, in Greek mythology, the prophetic old man of the sea and shepherd of the sea’s flocks (e.g., seals). He was subject to the sea god Poseidon, and his dwelling place was either the island of Pharos, near the mouth of the Nile River, or the island of …

Proetus （ *Proi=tos). 1. A son of Abas and Ocaleia, and a twin-brother of Acrisius. In the dispute between the two brothers for the kingdom of Argos, Proetus was defeated and expelled (Paus. 2.25.6).

In the dispute between the two brothers for the kingdom of Argos, Proetus was defeated and expelled. 1 The cause of this quarrel is traced by some to the conduct of Proetus towards Danaë, the daughter of Acrisius, 2 and Ovid 3 represents Acrisius as expelled by Proetus, and Perseus, the grandson of Acrisius, avenges his grandfather by changing ...

Proetus (Ancient Greek: Προῖτος) was the son of King Abas of Argos. He ruled Argos alongside Acrisius, his brother. However, Acrisius eventually exiled him. He fled to Lycia, where he married the daughter of King Iobates, and returned to Greece with …