Enceladus (son of Aegyptus) explained

In Greek mythology, Enceladus (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ἐγκέλαδος Enkélados) was an Egyptian prince as one of the sons of King Aegyptus.^[1]

Family

Enceladus's mother was Argyphia, a woman of royal blood and thus full brother of Lynceus, Proteus, Busiris, Lycus and Daiphron.^[2] In some accounts, he could be a son of Aegyptus either by Eurryroe, daughter of the river-god Nilus,^[3] or Isaie, daughter of King Agenor of Tyre.^[4]

Mythology

Enceladus suffered the same fate as his other brothers, save Lynceus, when they were slain on their wedding night by their wives who obeyed the command of their father King Danaus of Libya. He either married the Danaid Trite^[5] or Amymone,^[6] daughter of Danaus and Europe.

References

• 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. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
• 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.
• Tzetzes, John, Book of Histories, Book VII-VIII translated by Vasiliki Dogani from the original Greek of T. Kiessling's edition of 1826. Online version at theio.com

Notes and References

1. [Pseudo-Apollodorus|Apollodorus]
2. Apollodorus, 2.1.5
3. [John Tzetzes|Tzetzes]
4. [Scholia]
5. Hyginus, Fabulae 170
6. Apollodorus, 2.1.5