Cerdo (mythology)

In Greek mythology, CerdoGraf, F. (2006), Cerdo. In Brill's New Pauly Online. Brill. (The name is derived from the Greek word κέρδος (kerdos), which means gain, profit, or advantage. It historically carried connotations of someone who is shrewd, resourceful, or skilled at making a profit.) was, according to Pausanias, the wife of King Phoroneus of Argos.Pausanias, Description of Greece, 2.21.1. In other sources the consort of Phoroneus was called either Cinna,Hyginus, Fabulae 145 Teledice,Apollodorus, 2.1.1. Perimede,Scholia ad Pindar, Olympian Ode 3.28a or Peitho.Scholia ad Euripides, Orestes 932

Pausanias stated that she had a tomb at the agora of Argos, next to a temple of Asclepius. The presence of the tomb indicates that she had a cult there.

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