Periclymenus
In Greek mythology, the name Periclymenus /ˌpɛr[invalid input: 'ɨ']ˈklɪm[invalid input: 'ɨ']nəs/ (Ancient Greek: Περικλύμενος Periklymenos) may refer to:
- 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] His offspring were Erginos and Penthilos.[10]
- A defender of Thebes against the Seven and would-be murderer of Amphiaraus in the battle for Thebes. Amphiaraus was swallowed by the earth before he could kill him though.[11][12] It was either this Periclymenus or Asphodicus that killed Parthenopaeus[13]
- A suitor of Penelope, from Zacynthus.[14]
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
- ^ 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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