Aglaurus (; ) or Agraulus (; ) is a name attributed to three figures in

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. *Aglaurus, the daughter of

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, the first king of

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. She married Cecrops and according to

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became the mother of Erysichthon,

Agraulus Aglaurus (; ) or Agraulus (; ) is a name attributed to three figures in Greek mythology. *Aglaurus, the daughter of Actaeus, the first king of Attica. She married Cecrops and according to Apollodorus became the mother of Erysichthon, Agraulus, ...

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, and

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; other authors, however, including Pausanias and

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, state that the eldest daughter of the couple is " Aglaurus" (see next entry), not "Agraulus". * Aglaurus, the daughter of Cecrops and the above Aglaurus, who was driven to suicide for ignoring a warning from the goddess

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. *Aglaurus, daughter of an incestuous relationship between

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and his daughter

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, ''

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/ref> Aglaurus is also known as Aglauros (most commonly), Aglaulos, Agraulus, Agravlos, or Agraulos. ''Agraulos'' ("countryside flute") was probably the original form of the name, with the ''r'' and ''l'' commonly switched to produce the prevalent ''Aglauros'' form.

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References

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* Bell, Robert E., ''Women of Classical Mythology: A Biographical Dictionary''. ABC-Clio. 1991. . *

Gaius Julius Hyginus Gaius Julius Hyginus (; 64 BC – AD 17) was a Latin author, a pupil of the scholar Alexander Polyhistor, and a freedman of Augustus, and reputed author of the '' Fabulae'' and the '' De astronomia'', although this is disputed. Life and works ...

, ''Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus'', translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies
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* Pausanias, ''Description of Greece'' with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918.
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