Autochthoe
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In Greek mythology
, Autochthoe was one of the two daughters of Perseus
and Andromeda
. Her sister was Gorgophone
. Her brothers were Perses
, Alcaeus
, Heleus
, Mestor
, Perseides
, Sthenelus
, Electryon
and Cynurus
.
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
, Autochthoe was one of the two daughters of Perseus
Perseus
Perseus ,Perseos and Perseas are not used in English. the legendary founder of Mycenae and of the Perseid dynasty of Danaans there, was the first of the mythic heroes of Greek mythology whose exploits in defeating various archaic monsters provided the founding myths of the Twelve Olympians...
and Andromeda
Andromeda (mythology)
Andromeda is a princess from Greek mythology who, as divine punishment for her mother's bragging, the Boast of Cassiopeia, was chained to a rock as a sacrifice to a sea monster. She was saved from death by Perseus, her future husband. Her name is the Latinized form of the Greek Ἀνδρομέδη...
. Her sister was Gorgophone
Gorgophone
In Greek mythology, Gorgophone was a daughter of Perseus and Andromeda. Her name means "Gorgon Slayer", a tribute to her father who killed Medusa, the mortal Gorgon....
. Her brothers were Perses
Perses (son of Andromeda and Perseus)
In Greek mythology, Perses was the son of Andromeda and Perseus, and, by analogy of the similarity of sounds, taken for Achaemenes as the ancestor of the Persians according to Plato....
, Alcaeus
Alcaeus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Alcaeus or Alkaios was the name of a number of different people:*Alcaeus, a son of Perseus and Andromeda, and married to Astydameia, the daughter of Pelops and Hippodamia, by whom he became the father of Amphitryon, Anaxo and Perimede.*Alcaeus, the original name of Heracles ,...
, Heleus
Heleus
In Greek mythology, Heleus was a son of Perseus and Andromeda. He was brother of Perses, Alcaeus, Perseides, Sthenelus, Electryon, Mestor, Cynurus, Gorgophone and Autochthoe. Heleius accompanied his nephew Amphitryon on...
, Mestor
Mestor
In Greek mythology, Mestor was name of two men.# Mestor was a son of Perseus and Andromeda. He was brother of Perses, Alcaeus, Heleus, Sthenelus, Electryon, Cynurus, Gorgophone and Autochthoe.# Another Mestor was a son of King Priam....
, Perseides
Perseides
In Greek mythology the Perseides, "those born of Perseus" and Andromeda, are the members of the House of Perseus, descended, according to Valerius Flaccus through Perse and Perses...
, Sthenelus
Sthenelus
In Greek mythology, Sthenelus was a name attributed to several different individuals.*Son of Perseus and Andromeda, and king of Mycenae.*Son of Capaneus and Evadne, he fought alongside Diomedes and the other Argives in the Trojan War and was one of the men who hid in the Trojan horse...
, Electryon
Electryon
In Greek mythology, Electryon was the son of Perseus and Andromeda, and king of Tiryns and Mycenae or Medea in Argolis. He married either Anaxo, daughter of his brother Alcaeus and sister of Amphitryon, or Eurydice daughter of Pelops...
and Cynurus
Cynurus
In Greek mythology, Cynurus was a son of Perseus and Andromeda. He was brother of Perses, Alcaeus, Perseides, Sthenelus, Electryon, Mestor, Heleus, Gorgophone and Autochthoe....
.