In Greek mythology, Electryon was the father of Alcmene, son of Perseus and Andromeda, and king of Mycenae. He was accidentally killed by his daughters lover, Amphitryon, and succeeded by his brother Sthenelus. Electryon had one son, Licymnius. The Oricoli bust of Zeus, King of the Gods, in the collection of the Vatican Museum. ... Alcmene, or Alkmênê (might of the moon) was, in ancient Greek mythology, the daughter of Electryon, king of Mycenae, and wife of Amphitryon. ... For the constellation, see Perseus (constellation); for the Macedonian king, see Perseus of Macedon Perseus with the Head of Medusa Perseus was the son of Danae, the only child of Acrisius king of Argos. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Boast of Cassiopeia. ... A clay tablet with writing in Linear B from Mycenae. ... Amphitryon, or Amphitrion, in Greek mythology, was a son of Alcaeus, king of Tiryns in Argolis. ... In Greek mythology, Sthenelus refers to four different people. ... In Greek mythology, Licymnius was a good friend of Heracles and a son of Electryon. ...
Having accidentally killed his uncle Electryon, king of Mycenae, he was driven out by another uncle, Sthenelus.
He fled with Alcmene, Electryon's daughter, to Thebes, where he was cleansed from the guilt of blood by Creon, his maternal uncle, king of Thebes.
Alcmene, who had been betrothed to Amphitryon by her father, refused to marry him until he had avenged the death of her brothers, all of whom except one had fallen in battle against the Taphians.
Electryon 1 was still reigning in Mycenae when the sons of King Pterelaus of Taphos came with an army claiming their share of the kingdom of Mycenae on account of the rights of Mestor 1, brother of King Electryon 1.
King Electryon 1 then, having lost all his sons but one, decided to wage war against Taphos and he committed the kingdom to Amphitryon and gave him his daughter Alcmena, making him swear that he would keep her a virgin until his return from war.
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