Proteus (Greek myth)

In Greek mythology, Proteus (/ˈproʊtiəs, ˈproʊt.juːs/; Ancient Greek: Πρωτεύς - protos, "first") may refer to the following characters.

• Proteus, a minor sea god and son of Poseidon.[1]
• Proteus, an Egyptian king in a version of the story of Helen of Troy.[2]
• Proteus, one of the Sons of Aegyptus. He 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 Danaus. Proteus was the son of Aegyptus by Argyphia, a woman of royal blood and thus full brother of Lynceus, Busiris, Enceladus, Lycus and Daiphron. He either married the Danaid Gorgophone[3] or Scylla.[4]
• Proteus, son of Oresbius and Panacea. He was Trojan soldier who was killed by Odysseus during the siege of Troy.[5]

Notes

1. Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2.105
2. Herodotus, Histories 2.112
3. Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2.1.5
4. Hyginus, Fabulae 170
5. Quintus Smyrnaeus, Posthomerica 3.303 ff.

References

• 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.
• Herodotus, The Histories with an English translation by A. D. Godley. Cambridge. Harvard University Press. 1920. Online version at the Topos Text Project. Greek text available at Perseus Digital Library.
• Quintus Smyrnaeus, The Fall of Troy translated by Way. A. S. Loeb Classical Library Volume 19. London: William Heinemann, 1913. Online version at theio.com
• Quintus Smyrnaeus, The Fall of Troy. Arthur S. Way. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1913. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Pseudo-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.