Megapenthes (son of Proetus)
Greek mythological king
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In Greek mythology, Megapenthes (/ˌmɛɡəˈpɛnˌθiːz/; Ancient Greek: Μεγαπένθης, romanized: Megapénthēs, lit. 'great sorrow' or '"great mourning'[1]) was a king of Argos.
Family
Megapenthes was the son and successor of Proetus[2] and father of either Argeus[3] or Anaxagoras[4] (in some accounts, Anaxagoras was his grandson through Argeus). He also had a daughter Iphianeira, who married Melampus.[5]