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	Abas was the son of ] of the royal family of Argos, and ], the last of the ].<ref>], </ref> With his wife ] (or ], depending on the source), he had twin sons ] (grandfather of ]) and ],<ref>], </ref><ref>Hyginus, ''Fabulae'' </ref><ref>Hyginus, '']'' </ref> and one daughter, Idomene{{Citation needed\|date=December 2018}}. Abas had also an illegitimate son named ] who gave his name to the city of ].<ref>], ''Graeciae Descriptio'' 2.25.5</ref>		Abas was the son of ] of the royal family of Argos, and ], the last of the ].<ref>], </ref> With his wife ] (or ], depending on the source), he had twin sons ] (grandfather of ]) and ],<ref>], </ref><ref>Hyginus, ''Fabulae'' </ref><ref>Hyginus, '']'' </ref> and one daughter, ]{{Citation needed\|date=December 2018}}. Abas had also an illegitimate son named ] who gave his name to the city of ].<ref>], ''Graeciae Descriptio'' 2.25.5</ref>

	The name '''Abantiades'''{{Pronunciation-needed}} ({{lang\|grc\|Ἀβαντιάδης}}) generally signified a descendant of this Abas, but was used especially to designate ], the great-grandson of Abas,<ref>], '']'' ; & </ref> and ], a son of Abas.<ref>Ovid, ''Metamorphoses'' </ref> A female descendant of Abas, as ] and Atalante, was called Abantias.		The name '''Abantiades'''{{Pronunciation-needed}} ({{lang\|grc\|Ἀβαντιάδης}}) generally signified a descendant of this Abas, but was used especially to designate ], the great-grandson of Abas,<ref>], '']'' ; & </ref> and ], a son of Abas.<ref>Ovid, ''Metamorphoses'' </ref> A female descendant of Abas, as ] and Atalante, was called Abantias.

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For other uses, see Abas (mythology).Legendary Ancient Greek King of Argos

In Greek mythology, Abas (/ˈeɪbəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἄβας) was the twelfth king of Argos. His name probably derives from a Semitic word for "father".

Family

Abas was the son of Lynceus of the royal family of Argos, and Hypermnestra, the last of the Danaides. With his wife Ocalea (or Aglaea, depending on the source), he had twin sons Acrisius (grandfather of Perseus) and Proetus, and one daughter, Idomene. Abas had also an illegitimate son named Lyrcus who gave his name to the city of Lyrcea.

The name Abantiades (Ἀβαντιάδης) generally signified a descendant of this Abas, but was used especially to designate Perseus, the great-grandson of Abas, and Acrisius, a son of Abas. A female descendant of Abas, as Danaë and Atalante, was called Abantias.

Mythology

Abas was a successful conqueror, and was the founder of the city of Abae in northeastern Phocis, home to the legendary oracular temple to Apollo Abaeus, and also of the Pelasgic Argos in Thessaly. When Abas informed his father of the death of Danaus, he was rewarded with the shield of his grandfather, which was sacred to Hera. Abas was said to be so fearsome a warrior that even after his death, enemies of his royal household could be put to flight simply by the sight of this shield. He bequeathed his kingdom to Acrisius and Proetus, bidding them to rule alternately, but they quarrelled even while they still shared their mother's womb.

Argive genealogy

Argive genealogy in Greek mythology

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References

Hyginus, Fabulae 244
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2.2.1
Hyginus, Fabulae 170
Hyginus, Astronomica 2.18.1
Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 2.25.5
Ovid, Metamorphoses 4.673; 5.138 & 5.236
Ovid, Metamorphoses 4.607
Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 10.35.1
Strabo, Geographica 9.5.5 p. 431
Schmitz, Leonhard (1867), "Abas (2)", in Smith, William (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 1, pp. 1–2
Hyginus, Fabulae 273
Statius, Thebaid 2.220 & 4.589
Virgil, Aeneid 3.286
Servius, Commentary on Virgil's Aeneid, 3.286

Sources

Edith Hamilton. Mythology. New York: Mentor, 1942.
Gaius Julius Hyginus, Astronomica from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
Maurus Servius Honoratus, In Vergilii carmina comentarii. Servii Grammatici qui feruntur in Vergilii carmina commentarii; recensuerunt Georgius Thilo et Hermannus Hagen. Georgius Thilo. Leipzig. B. G. Teubner. 1881. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
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. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
Pseudo-Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses translated by Brookes More (1859-1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co. 1922. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses. Hugo Magnus. Gotha (Germany). Friedr. Andr. Perthes. 1892. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
Publius Papinius Statius, The Thebaid translated by John Henry Mozley. Loeb Classical Library Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1928. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
Publius Papinius Statius, The Thebaid. Vol I-II. John Henry Mozley. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1928. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
Publius Vergilius Maro, Aeneid. Theodore C. Williams. trans. Boston. Houghton Mifflin Co. 1910. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
Publius Vergilius Maro, Bucolics, Aeneid, and Georgics. J. B. Greenough. Boston. Ginn & Co. 1900. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
Robert Graves. The Greek Myths. London: Penguin, 1955; Baltimore: Penguin, 1955. ISBN 0-14-001026-2
Strabo, The Geography of Strabo. Edition by H.L. Jones. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
Strabo, Geographica edited by A. Meineke. Leipzig: Teubner. 1877. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Abas". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.

Regnal titles
Preceded byLynceus	King of Argos	Succeeded byProetus

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	== Family ==		== Family ==
	Abas was the son of ] of the royal family of Argos, and ], the last of the ].<ref>], </ref> With his wife ] (or ], depending on the source), he had twin sons ] (grandfather of ]) and ],<ref>], </ref><ref>Hyginus, ''Fabulae'' </ref><ref>Hyginus, '']'' </ref> and one daughter, Idomene{{Citation needed\|date=December 2018}}. Abas had also an illegitimate son named ] who gave his name to the city of ].<ref>], ''Graeciae Descriptio'' 2.25.5</ref>		Abas was the son of ] of the royal family of Argos, and ], the last of the ].<ref>], </ref> With his wife ] (or ], depending on the source), he had twin sons ] (grandfather of ]) and ],<ref>], </ref><ref>Hyginus, ''Fabulae'' </ref><ref>Hyginus, '']'' </ref> and one daughter, ]{{Citation needed\|date=December 2018}}. Abas had also an illegitimate son named ] who gave his name to the city of ].<ref>], ''Graeciae Descriptio'' 2.25.5</ref>

	The name '''Abantiades'''{{Pronunciation-needed}} ({{lang\|grc\|Ἀβαντιάδης}}) generally signified a descendant of this Abas, but was used especially to designate ], the great-grandson of Abas,<ref>], '']'' ; & </ref> and ], a son of Abas.<ref>Ovid, ''Metamorphoses'' </ref> A female descendant of Abas, as ] and Atalante, was called Abantias.		The name '''Abantiades'''{{Pronunciation-needed}} ({{lang\|grc\|Ἀβαντιάδης}}) generally signified a descendant of this Abas, but was used especially to designate ], the great-grandson of Abas,<ref>], '']'' ; & </ref> and ], a son of Abas.<ref>Ovid, ''Metamorphoses'' </ref> A female descendant of Abas, as ] and Atalante, was called Abantias.