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In Greek mythology, Erigone was the daughter of
Icarius.
Icarius was from Athens. He was cordial towards Dionysus, who gave
his shepherds wine. They became intoxicated and killed Icarius, thinking he had poisoned them. His daughter, Erigone, and her
dog, Marea, found his body. Erigone hanged herself. Dionysus was angry and punished
Athens with a plague; and caused insanity in all the unmarried women, of whom all
committed suicide. Icarius was placed in the stars as the constellation
Boötes.
In Greek mythology, Erigone was also the daughter
of Aegisthus and Clytemnestra, wife of Agamemnon. With her half-brother,
Orestes, she was the mother of Penthilus.
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