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Busiris (mythology)
In
Greek mythology
,
Busiris
was the name shared by two figures:
Busiris, an
Egyptian
prince
as one of the
Sons of Aegyptus
. He
suffered
the same
fate
as his other brothers,
save
Lynceus
, when they were
slain
on their
wedding night
by their wives who obeyed the
command
of their
father
Danaus
. Busiris was the son of
Aegyptus
by
Argyphia
,
a woman
of
royal blood
and thus
full
brother
of Lynceus,
Proteus
,
Enceladus
,
Lycus
and
Daiphron
. He married the
Danaid
Automate
.
Busiris, a
king of
Egypt
, who used to
sacrifice
strangers
and was
killed
by Heracles.