Proitos

Japanese: Proitos
Proitos

…son of Glaucus and grandson of Sisyphus. After accidentally killing someone, he fled to Argos, where he was cleansed by the king of Argos, Proitos, but the queen fell in love with him and asked him to help her. When he refused, she accused him of having fallen in love with her, so the king sent him to the queen's father, Iobates, king of Lycia in Asia Minor, with a letter ordering him to kill the bearer of the letter.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Proitos" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…グラウコスの子で,シシュフォスの孫。誤って人を殺したためアルゴスに逃れた彼は,同地の王プロイトスProitosから罪を潔(きよ)められたが,王妃が彼に恋し,想いを遂げんものと言い寄った。しかしそれを拒まれると,彼女は逆に彼が邪恋を寄せたと夫に訴えたため,王は本状持参の者を殺すようにとしたためた手紙を持たせて,彼を王妃の父,小アジアのリュキア王イオバテスIobatēsのもとへ赴かせた。…

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