(Ἴναχος; Ínachos; etymology unresolved).
[1] Progenitor of the Argive royal house
Son of Oceanus and of Tethys, who gave the main river of Argus [II] and of Argolis their names (schol. Eur. Or. 932). First king of Argus (Acusilaus, FGrH 2 F 23c) and progenitor of the Argive kings and heroes (‘Inachids’: Eur. IA 1088). In the argument between Poseidon and Hera about Argus, I. decides in favour of the goddess and introduces her …