Proetids

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The Proetids are three Argive princesses—Lysippe, Iphinoë, and Iphianassa—daughters of King Proetus and Queen Stheneboea (or Antea) of Argos. They were arrogant and vain, driven mad for disrespecting the gods, and roamed the countryside of the Argolid and Peloponnese in a frenzied state. They were eventually healed by the seer Melampus, who purified them.

When

First attested
800 BCE
Attested period
-800 – 200
Historical notes
Attested in ancient Greek and Roman mythology.

Relationships

child of
Proetus, Stheneboea

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“The Proetids were included in the fragmentary Catalogue of Women (or Ehoiai), a seventh-century BC work with all the legendary women, their myths and their offsprings, which connected their malady with wantonness.”

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