Agenorides (Ancient Greek: Ἀγηνορίδης) is a patronymic of Agenor, designating a descendant of any one of the ancient Greeks who was named Agenor, but usually used to describe only the descendants of Agenor, such as Cadmus, Phineus, and Perseus.
Argive genealogy in Greek mythology
References
- Schmitz, Leonhard (1867), "Agenorides", in Smith, William (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 1, Boston: Little, Brown and Company, p. 68, archived from the original on 2013-10-12, retrieved 2008-05-17
- Ovid, Metamorphoses iii. 8, 81, 90; iv. 563
- Gaius Valerius Flaccus, iv. 582
- Ovid, Metamorphoses iv. 771
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Agenorides". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
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