# Imbrus

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In [Greek mythology](/source/Greek_mythology), '''Imbrus''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɪ|m|b|r|ə|s}}; {{langx|grc|Ἴμβρος|Ímbros}}) was an [Egypt](/source/Egypt)ian prince as one of the [sons](/source/Sons_of_Aegyptus) of King [Aegyptus](/source/Aegyptus).<ref name=":02">[Apollodorus](/source/Pseudo-Apollodorus), [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Apollod.+2.1.5&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0022:book=0:chapter=0&highlight=Imbrus 2.1.5]</ref>

== Family ==
Imbrus's mother was the [naiad](/source/naiad) [Caliadne](/source/Caliadne) and thus full brother of [Eurylochus](/source/Eurylochus_(Greek_myth)), [Peristhenes](/source/Peristhenes), [Hermus](/source/Hermus), [Dryas](/source/Dryas_(mythology)), [Phantes](/source/Phantes), [Cisseus](/source/Cisseus), [Potamon](/source/Potamon_(mythology)), [Lixus](/source/Lixus_(mythology)), [Bromius](/source/Bromius), [Polyctor](/source/Polyctor) and [Chthonius](/source/Chthonius).<ref name=":02"/> In some accounts, he could be a son of Aegyptus either by [Eurryroe](/source/Eurryroe), daughter of the [river-god](/source/River_gods_(Greek_mythology)) [Nilus](/source/Nilus_(mythology)),<ref>[Tzetzes](/source/John_Tzetzes), ''Chiliades'' [http://www.theoi.com/Text/TzetzesChiliades7.html 7.37, p. 368-369]</ref> or [Isaie](/source/Isaie), daughter of King [Agenor](/source/Agenor) of [Tyre](/source/Tyre%2C_Lebanon).<ref>[Scholia](/source/Scholia) on [Apollonius Rhodius](/source/Apollonius_of_Rhodes), Notes on Book 3.1689</ref>

== Mythology ==
Imbrus suffered the same fate as his other brothers, save [Lynceus](/source/Lynceus), when they were slain on their wedding night by their wives who obeyed the command of their father King [Danaus](/source/Danaus) of [Libya](/source/Ancient_Libya). He married the [Danaid](/source/Dana%C3%AFdes) [Euippe](/source/Euippe), daughter of Danaus and the naiad [Polyxo](/source/Polyxo).<ref name=":02"/>

== Notes ==
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==References==

* [Apollodorus](/source/Bibliotheca_(Pseudo-Apollodorus)), ''The Library'' with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0021 Greek text available from the same website].
* [Tzetzes, John](/source/John_Tzetzes), ''Book of Histories,'' Book VII-VIII translated by Vasiliki Dogani from the original Greek of T. Kiessling's edition of 1826. [http://www.theoi.com/Text/TzetzesChiliades1.html Online version at theoi.com]

Category:Sons of Aegyptus
Category:Princes in Greek mythology

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