Periclymenus
In Greek mythology, the name Periclymenus /ˌpɛrɪˈklɪmɪnəs/ (Ancient Greek: Περικλύμενος Periklymenos) may refer to:
- Periclymenus, a son of Neleus (the son of Poseidon) and Chloris.[1] He was one of the Argonauts.[2][3][4][5] His grandfather, Poseidon gave him the ability to shapeshift into various animals. He was killed by Herakles at Pylos, although he tried to escape in the form of an eagle.[6][7][8][9] He was the father of Penthilos[10] or by Pisidice, of Borus, the father of Penthilus.[11]
- Periclymenus, a defender of Thebes in the war of the Seven against Thebes, and would-be killer of Amphiaraus. He was the son of Poseidon and Chloris, daughter of Tiresias of Thebes. Amphiaraus was swallowed by the earth before Periclymenus could kill him though.[12][13] It was either this Periclymenus or Asphodicus that killed Parthenopaeus.[14]
- Periclymenus, a suitor of Penelope, from Zacynthus.[15]
- Periclymenus, father of Erginus, one of the Argonauts.
In popular culture
In The Son of Neptune, the second book in the Heroes of Olympus series, Frank Zhang is revealed to be a descendant of Periclymenus (and thus a legacy of Poseidon) and has the same ability to shape-shift.
References
- Homer, Odyssey, 11. 285, Hesiod, Catalogue of Women fr. 33(a).
- Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica, 1. 156
- Hyginus, Fabulae, 14
- Gaius Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica, 1. 388
- Argonautica Orphica, 155
- Ovid, Metamorphoses. Book 12, 556.
- Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1. 9. 9 & 2. 7. 3
- Hyginus, Fabulae, 10
- Nonnus, Dionysiaca, 43. 247
- Pausanias, Description of Greece, 2. 18. 8
- Scholia on Plato, Symposium, 208d, citing Hellanicus
- Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3. 6. 8.
- Pindar, Nemean Ode 9. 57 ff with scholia
- Pausanias, Description of Greece, 9. 18. 6
- Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca, Epitome of Book 4, 7. 26 - 30
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