Electryon is presented in the genealogical tradition as a son of Perseus and Andromeda and a member of the Perseid line. As king in the heroic age he inherited and exercised rule over Mycenae and Tiryns; his tenure becomes a narrative link between Perseus's generation and the later generation that includes Amphitryon, Alcmena, and Heracles. Stories about Electryon center on a disputed inheritance (claims by the sons of Pterelaus concerning Mestor's share), the seizure and recovery of cattle, the deaths of Electryon's sons in battle with the claimants, and the events that follow his own death, which provoke Amphitryon's exile and Sthenelus's seizure of the throne (Apollodorus summaries as represented in LP0003; Pausanias fragments; modern summaries such as Wikipedia).
Classical mythographic summaries and the supplied sources do not provide a detailed physical description of Electryon. He is consistently characterized in the texts as a king and patriarch—owner of herds and head of a ruling household—rather than by distinctive bodily traits; the narrative focus is on his office, family relations, and political actions (Apollodorus in LP0003; Pausanias fragments; Wikipedia).
Electryon is depicted as a mortal ruler and paterfamilias: a land- and herd-holder whose authority extends over Mycenae and Tiryns, a military commander who organizes defense and seeks vengeance for the deaths of his sons, and a political actor who entrusts the governance of his realm and the custody of his daughter to Amphitryon under oath. He exercises kingship, commands armed retinues in response to the Taphians' cattle-raid, and uses oath-binding as a formal social/legal instrument; he possesses no supernatural powers in the provided accounts (Apollodorus in LP0003; Wikipedia).
Weaknesses
- conditionmortal vulnerability — killed by a rebounding club (accidental) or, in alternate tradition, by Amphitryon in anger
Wards
None recorded.
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Abath
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Community Record
- [1]Electryon — Wikipedia. Electryon. Wikipedia. Accessed from supplied research notes.wiki
- [2]LP0003 Son of Amphitryon (Apollodorus summaries / program notes). Archive LP0003 "Son of Amphitryon" (summaries/transcript of Apollodorus passages and program notes).literary
- [3]LP0063 The Sanctuary of Heracles — Pausanias fragments (program notes). Archive LP0063 "The Sanctuary of Heracles" (Pausanias fragments referenced in research notes).literary
- [4]Electryon in Greek Mythology — Greek Legends and Myths. GreekLegendsAndMyths summary entry for Electryon, cited in research notes.other