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Agenor /əˈdʒiːnɔːr/ (Ancient Greek: Ἀγήνωρ Agēnor; English translation: 'heroic, manly') was in Greek mythology and history a Phoenician king of Tyre. Doric Greek historian Herodotus (c. 484–425 BC), born in the city of Halicarnassus under the Achaemenid Empire, estimated that Agenor lived either 1000 or 1600 years prior to his visit to Tyre in 450 BC at the end of the Greco-Persian Wars (499–449 BC).
According to Apollodorus, Agenor was born in Memphis of Egypt to Poseidon and Libya and he had a twin brother named Belus.[5] Belus remained in Egypt and reigned over Egypt, while Agenor departed to Phoenicia and reigned there. According to other sources,[6] he was the son of Belus, and possibly Achiroe. Ook over zijn kinderen verschillen de bronnen sterk.
Zeus saw Agenor's daughter Europa gathering flowers and immediately fell in love with her. Zeus transformed himself into a white bull and carried Europa away to the island of Crete. He then revealed his true identity and Europa became the first queen of Crete. Agenor, meanwhile, sent Europa's brothers, Cadmus and Cilix in search of her, telling them not to return without her. In some versions of the tale, Agenor sends her other brothers as well: Phineus or Thasus (and of course Phoenix in the versions in which Cadmus's father is Agenor).
As Europa could not be found, none of the brothers returned.[8][26] Cadmus consulted the oracle of Delphi and was advised to travel until encountering a cow. He was to follow this cow and to found a city where the cow would lie down; this city became Thebes. Cilix searched for her and settled down in Asia Minor. The land was called Cilicia after him.
Mythologie waar Agenor bij hoort: Grieks
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Agenor is de koning van Tyrus.
Agenor is de echtgenoot van Telephassa.
Agenor is de tweelingbroer van Belus.
Agenor is de vader van Europa, Cadmus, Cilix en Phoenix (zoon van Agenor).
Agenor is de zoon van Poseidon en Libya.
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