Electryon’s Family Tree

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Family

• Andromeda(parent),Perseus(parent),Alcaeus(sibling),Gorgophone(sibling),Heleus(sibling),Mestor(sibling),Perses of Mycenae(sibling),Sthenelus(sibling)— Marriage

  Perseus married Andromeda after rescuing her from a sea monster. Their children included Electryon, Sthenelus, Gorgophone, Perses of Mycenae, Alcaeus, Heleus, and Mestor — a line that would produce Heracles through Electryon's daughter Alcmene.

Slain by

• Amphitryon

  Amphitryon accidentally killed Electryon, his father-in-law and king of Mycenae, when a club thrown at a stray cow ricocheted and struck him. This accident forced Amphitryon into exile at Thebes.