Agamede (
Greek: ) was a name attributed to two separate women in classical
Greek mythology and
legendary history:
Mythological
Agamede (
c. twelfth century BC) was, according to
Homer, a Greek physician acquainted with the healing powers of all the plants that grow upon the earth. She was born in
Elis, the eldest daughter of
Augeas, King of the Epeans, and was married to Mulius, the first man killed in battle by
Nestor during a war between Elis and
Pylos.
Hyginus makes her the mother of
Belus,
Actor, and
Dictys, by
Poseidon. She was called
Perimede by both
Propertius and
Theocritus. By the
Hellenistic period (c. 4th to 1st centuries BC), Agamede had become a sorceress-figure, much like
Circe or
Medea.