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Gorgophone
In
Greek mythology
,
Gorgophone
was the name of two different
women
.
Gorgophone,
daughter
of
Perseus
.
Gorgophone, one of the
Danaïdes
. She
married
and
murdered
Proteus
, a son of
Aegyptus
, on their
wedding night
,
obeying
the
command
of their
father
,
Danaus
. Her
mother
was
Elephantis
and thus
full
sister
of
Hypermnestra
, who
saved
her
husband
Lynceus
and became the
ancestress
of the
Argead dynasty
.