Greek Mythology Notes
An encyclopaedia of Greek mythology — gods, heroes, creatures, places, and the English words they gave us.
1990entries · gods, heroes, creatures · English words from myth
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Aegyptus
A mythological king with fifty sons who demanded marriage to the fifty daughters of his brother Danaus, precipitating one of the most infamous mass killings in Greek mythology
The name Egypt itself was believed by the ancient Greeks to derive from this mythological king, the twin brother of Danaus
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