Proetus was a mythical king of Tiryns. His father Abas, son of the last surviving Danaid, had ruled over Argos as well and married Ocalea. However, Proetus quarreled continually with his twin brother Acrisius, inventing bucklers in the process, and in the end the realm was partitioned between them. Alternatively, Acrisius exiled Proetus, who fled to either Corinth or Tiryns. He married Antea. Later Proetus' son, Megapenthes, exchanged kingdoms with Acrisius' grandson Perseus. The Oricoli bust of Zeus, King of the Gods, in the collection of the Vatican Museum. ... Map ot Tiryns Tiryns (in ancient greek Τίρυνς) is a Mycenaean archeological site in the Greek nomos of Argolis in the Peloponnese peninsula, some kilometres north of Nauplion. ... Abas may refer to: Abas (sophist), a Greek sophist and rhetorician An old Persian measurement for pearls, about 0,1458 gram Several figures in Greek mythology share the name Abas, including: Abas, son of Poseidon and Arethusa. ... Danaus, or Danaos (sleeper) was a Greek mythological character, twin of Aegyptus and son of Belus, a mythic king of Egypt. ... Argos (Greek: Άργος, Árgos, IPA argos) is a city in Greece in the Peloponnese near Nafplio, which was its historic harbor, named for Nauplius. ... This article is about the Greek mythological character. ... Acrisius was a mythical king of Argos, and a son of Abas and Ocalea. ... A buckler (French bouclier shield, from old French bocle, boucle boss) is a small shield gripped in the fist -- it was generally used in hand-to-hand combat during the Middle Ages, as its size made it poor protection against missile weapons (e. ... Temple of Apollo at Corinth Corinth, or Korinth (Κόρινθος) is a Greek city, on the Isthmus of Corinth, the original isthmus, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnesus to the mainland of Greece. ... Map ot Tiryns Tiryns (in ancient greek Τίρυνς) is a Mycenaean archeological site in the Greek nomos of Argolis in the Peloponnese peninsula, some kilometres north of Nauplion. ... Antea or Anteia was King Iobates daughter in Greek mythology. ... In Greek mythology, Megapénthês was a son of Proetus. ... 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. ...

The prince, Proetus' son, suffered from a strange malady and the king offered a reward for anybody that could heal him. Melampus, a local seer, killed an ox and talked to the vultures that came to eat the corpse. They said that the last time they had had such a feast was when the king made a sacrifice. They told Melampus that the prince had been frightened of the big, bloody knife and the king tossed it aside to calm the child. It had hit a tree and injured a hamadryad, who cursed the prince with the sickness. The hamadryad told Melampus that the boy would be healed if the knife was taken out of the trunk of the tree and boiled, then the rusty water that resulted drunk by the prince. Melampus followed her directions and demanded two thirds of the kingdom for himself, and one third for his brother, Bias. The king agreed. In Greek Mythology, Melampus, or Melampous, was a soothsayer and healer who could talk to animals. ... Orders Falconiformes (Fam. ... Categories: Mythology stubs | Nymphs ... In Greek mythology, Bias was a brother of Melampus who received one third of Argos (see Melampus for more information). ...

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When the women of Argos were driven mad by Dionysus, in the reign of Proetus, Melampus was brought in to cure them, but demanded a third of the kingdom as payment. The king refused, but the women became wilder than ever, and he was forced to seek out Melampus again, who this time demanded both a third for himself and another third for his brother Bias. In Greek Mythology, Melampus, or Melampous, was a soothsayer and healer who could talk to animals. ... In Greek mythology, Bias was a brother of Melampus who received one third of Argos (see Melampus for more information). ...

Sometimes the madness of the Argive women, and their cure by Bias and Melampus in exchange for a third of the kingdom each, is said to have occurred during the reign of Proetus. However, it is also said to have taken place during the reign of Megapenthes' grandson Anaxagoras, and since it was Argos that was ruled over by three kings, the former version may be a simple mistake. In Greek mythology, Bias was a brother of Melampus who received one third of Argos (see Melampus for more information). ... In Greek Mythology, Melampus, or Melampous, was a soothsayer and healer who could talk to animals. ... In Greek mythology, Megapénthês was a son of Proetus. ... This aticle is about the mythical Greek King Anaxagoras of Argos. ... Argos (Greek: Άργος, Árgos, IPA argos) is a city in Greece in the Peloponnese near Nafplio, which was its historic harbor, named for Nauplius. ...

Proetus, possibly a different Proetus from the above, was the father of Maera. In Greek mythology, two people bore the name Maera. ...