In
Greek mythology,
Abas was the son of
Lynceus of the royal family of
Argos, and
Hypermnestra, the last of the
Danaides. Abas himself was the twelfth king of Argos. His name probably derives from a
Semitic word for "father". The name
Abantiades generally signified a descendant of this Abas, but was used especially to designate
Perseus, the great-grandson of Abas, and
Acrisius, a son of Abas. A female descendant of Abas, as
Danaë, was called Abantias.