Abantiades (mythology)

The name Abantiades (Ἀβαντιάδης) generally signified a descendant of Abas, son of Lynceus, but was used especially to designate Perseus, the great-grandson of Abas, [Ovid. "Metamorphoses", iv. 673, v. 138, 236.] and Acrisius, a son of Abas. [Ovid. "Metamorphoses", iv. 607.] A female descendant of Abas, as Danaë and Atalante, was called Abantias.

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