Arcadia (mythology)
In
Greek mythology
,
Arcadia
(
Ancient Greek
: Ἀρκαδία) may refer to the following personages:
Arcadia or Arcania
[
1
]
, was one of the
Danaides
, daughters of King
Danaos
of
Libya
and later of
Argos
. She married and killed her groom,
Xanthus
, son of
Aegyptus
, king of
Egypt
.
[
2
]
Arcadia, wife of
Nyctimus
, son of the impious
Lycaon
, and became the mother of a daughter
Phylonome
who consorted with
Ares
.
[
3
]
^
the name was corrupted according to Mauricius Schmidt in his annotations in
Hyginus
,
Fabulae
170
^
Hyginus,
Fabulae
170
^
Plutarch
,
Parallela minora
36