Daiphron is presented in Greek mythic genealogies as one of the sons of King Aegyptus of Egypt. In multiple recensions there are two distinct princes named Daiphron: in one account he is a son of Argyphia and is married to Scaea, and in another he is counted among the youngest sons by Hephaestine and is married to Adiante. In the Danaid episode both figures share the fate of being slain by their Danaid wives on their wedding night at the command of Danaus.
The sources provide no physical description of Daiphron; he is attested only as a named genealogical figure (a dynastic son and husband) within lists and narrative summaries.
No supernatural abilities or distinctive behaviors are attributed to Daiphron in the available sources. He functions as a mortal prince whose role is genealogical and narrative: son of Aegyptus, husband to a daughter of Danaus, and victim in the mass-slaying of Aegyptid sons.
Danaus
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Adiante
Adiante (Ancient Greek: Ἀδιάντη) is one of the fifty Danaïdes in Greek myth, daughter of Danaus and Herse, who on her wedding night killed her husband Daiphron at her father's command and, for this crime, is condemned in Tartarus to perform an endless, futile task.
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Abas
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