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Greek Mythology > People, Places, & Things > Proetus
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The son of the king of Argos, Akrisius (Acrisius) and the brother of Danae; he is most noted for his poor treatment of Bellerophontes (Bellerophon).
When Proetus’ wife, Anteia, made improper advances towards Bellerophontes, he refused her seductive advances; this rejection enraged Anteia so she lied to Proetus and said that Bellerophontes had tried to force himself on her; Proetus was furious but was too scrupulous to kill Bellerophontes; he sent Bellerophontes to Lykia (Lycia) with a message that said “kill this man”; fortunately, the ruler of Lykia was also a scrupulous man; he would not murder Bellerophontes.
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