Perimele
{{Short description|Greek mythological figures}}
In Greek mythology, Perimele{{Pronunciation needed|date=February 2024}} or Perimela{{Pronunciation needed|date=February 2024}} ({{langx|grc|Περιμήλη}}) is the name of three mythical personages:[http://www.mythindex.com/greek-mythology/P/Perimele.html MythIndex] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216130809/http://www.mythindex.com/greek-mythology/P/Perimele.html |date=2010-12-16 }} Retrieved: December 31, 2009
- Perimele, daughter of Amythaon. She and Antion, son of Periphas, were the possible parents of Ixion.Diodorus Siculus, 4.69.3
- Perimele, daughter of Admetus and Alcestis, mother of Magnes by Argus (son of Phrixus and Chalciope).Antoninus Liberalis, [https://topostext.org/work/216#23 23].{{Cite book|title=Hesiod the Hoimeric Hymns and Homerica|publisher=London : William Heinemann; New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons|year=1920|pages=263|translator-last=Evelyn-White|translator-first=Hugh G.|id=ark:/13960/t9959mb1m}}
- Perimele, daughter of Hippodamas, who was loved by Achelous and lay with him secretly. When her father discovered that, he pushed her off a cliff into the sea. Achelous kept her floating on the waves for a while, imploring Poseidon to help her. The sea god transformed her into an island which bore her name, one of the Echinades.Ovid, Metamorphoses 8.591–611
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References
- Antoninus Liberalis, The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis translated by Francis Celoria (Routledge 1992). [https://topostext.org/work/216 Online version at the Topos Text Project.]
- Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History translated by Charles Henry Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8. [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/home.html Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site]
- Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888-1890. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:2008.01.0540 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
- Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses translated by Brookes More (1859-1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co. 1922. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.02.0028 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.]
- Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses. Hugo Magnus. Gotha (Germany). Friedr. Andr. Perthes. 1892. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.02.0029 Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
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