Pero (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Pero (/ˈpɪroʊ, ˈpiːroʊ/; Ancient Greek: Πηρώ) may refer to the following women:
- Pero, consort of Poseidon who became the mother of Asopus, according to Acusilaus.[1] She may be the same with Celusa, possible mother of Asopus by the same god.[2]
- Pero, the beautiful daughter of Neleus.[3]
- Pero, also known as Xanthippe, daughter of Myconus.[4]
Notes
- ^ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.12.6
- ^ Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 2.12.4
- ^ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1.9.11-12
- ^ Valerius Maximus, 5. 4. ext.1
References
- Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Pseudo-Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
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