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Stygne

Stygne, in Greek mythology, was one of the Danaïdes, daughter of Danaus and Polyxo. She married Polyctor, son of Aegyptus and Caliadne.

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Stygne (Ancient Greek: Στύγνη means "hated, abhorred"), in Greek mythology, was one of the Danaïdes, daughter of Danaus and Polyxo. She married (and murdered) Polyctor, son of Aegyptus and Caliadne.¹

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Apollodorus, 2.1.5

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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. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.