Electryon

Son of Perseus and Andromeda.

Genealogy

Andromeda, Polyxo

Androdamas, Danaus, Perseus

Actaea, Adiante, Adite, Agave, Alcaeus, Amymone, Anaxibia, Anthelia, Asteria, Automate, Autonoe, Bryce, Callidice, Celaeno, Chrysippe, Cleodore, Cleopatra, Cleopatra, Clite, Cynurus, Dioxippe, Dorium, Erato, Eurydice, Evippe, Evippe, Glauce, Glaucippe, Gorge, Gorgo, Gorgophone, Heleus, Hippodamia, Hippodice, Hippomedusa, Hippodamia, Hyperippe, Hypermnestra, Iphimedusa, Mestor, Mnestra, Nelo, Ocypete, Oeme, Perses, Phartis, Piren, Podarce, Pylarge, Rhode, Rhodia, Scaea, Sthenelus, Sthenele, Stygne, Theano

Anaxo

Alcmena, Amphimachus, Anactor, Archelaus, Celaeneus, Chirimachus, Gorgophonus, Licymnius, Lysinomus, Phylonomus, Stratobates

Place

Mycenae

Events
  1. Perseus fathers children
  2. Electryon is challenged for control of Mycenae by the sons of Pterelaus
  3. Amphitryon returns cattle to Mycenae
  4. Electryon entrusts Mycenae and his daughter Alcmena to Amphitryon
  5. Amphitryon accidentally kills Electryon
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 4.5
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 4.6
  3. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 22.8
  4. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 25.9
  5. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 9, Section 11.1
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