Piren
In Greek mythology, Piren (Ancient Greek: Πειρῆνα means 'fasten by the ends') or Peiren (Πειρῆνος) may refer to the following personages:
- Piren, a king of Argos and father of Io.Apollodorus, 2.1.3
- Piren, a Boeotian prince as the son of King Glaucus of PotniaeApollodorus, 1.9.3 & 2.3.1 and possibly, Eurymede or Eurynome,Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 7; Hyginus, Fabulae [https://topostext.org/work/206#157 157] daughter of King Nisus of Megara. He was unintentionally killed by his own brother Bellerophon. According to some traditions, he was called Alcimenes or Deliades.Apollodorus, 2.3.1
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References
- 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. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0021 Greek text available from the same website].
- Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. [https://topostext.org/work/206 Online version at the Topos Text Project.]
- Hesiod, Catalogue of Women from Homeric Hymns, Epic Cycle, Homerica translated by Evelyn-White, H G. Loeb Classical Library Volume 57. London: William Heinemann, 1914. [http://www.theoi.com/Text/HesiodCatalogues.html Online version at theio.com]
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Category:Princes in Greek mythology