Perimede (mythology)
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In Greek mythology, the name Perimede[pronunciation?] (Περιμήδη) refers to:
- Perimede, a daughter of Oeneus, mother of Astypalaea and Europe by Phoenix (son of Agenor).[1]
- Perimede, sister of Amphitryon and wife of Licymnius.[2]
- Perimede, daughter of Aeolus and Enarete, mother of Hippodamas and Orestes by the river god Achelous.[3] Another source calls her a consort of Phoroneus.[4]
- Perimede, a witch, expert in herbs and poisons, described as "fair-haired".[5][6] See Agamede.[7]
- Perimede, the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra better known as Iphigenia.[8]
- Perimede, the daughter of Alcaeus and granddaughter of Perseus and Andromeda. Wife of Licymnius.
References
- ↑ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 7. 4. 1
- ↑ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2. 4. 6
- ↑ Hesiod, Catalogue of Women fr. 10(a); Bibliotheca 1. 7. 3
- ↑ Scholia on Pindar, Olympian Ode 3. 28
- ↑ Theocritus, Idylls 2. 16
- ↑ Propertius, Elegies, 2. 4. 8
- ↑ According to scholia on Theocritus 2. 16, they were one and the same person.
- ↑ Hesiod, Catalogue of Women fr. 23(a).
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