Hypermnestra

Hypermnestra
Member of the 50 Danaids
An image of Hypermnestra at the Bibliothèque Nationale de Francais
AbodeLibya, later Argos
Genealogy
Parents
SpouseLynceus
ChildrenAbas

In Greek mythology, Hypermnestra (Ancient Greek: Ὑπερμνήστρα, Hypermnēstra) was by birth a Libyan princess and by marriage a queen of Argos. She is a daughter of King Danaus, and one of the 50 Danaids. Hypermnestra is most notable for being the only Danaid that betrayed her father and refused to kill her husband Lynceus, the future king of Argos.

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