Aigyptos (English spelling)

Japanese: アイギュプトス（英語表記）Aigyptos

In Greek mythology, he was the son of Poseidon's son Belos and the daughter of the Nile god Anchinoe. He was appointed ruler of Arabia by his father, but he later conquered Egypt and gave his name to the land. He had 50 sons, but they went to Argos to marry the 50 daughters of their father's brother Danaus, and were killed by their brides on their wedding night.

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Japanese:

ギリシア神話の人物。ポセイドンの息子ベロスを父，ナイル川の河神の娘アンキノエを母として生れ，父によってアラビアの支配者に任じられたが，エジプトを征服し，この土地に自分の名を与えた。 50人の息子があったが，彼らは父の兄弟ダナオスの 50人の娘 (→ダナオスの娘たち ) と結婚しようとしてアルゴスに行き，新婚初夜に花嫁の手にかかり皆殺しにされた。

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