Periclymenus
mythological figure · 3 works · 3 mentions · 3 anchored passages
son of the ocean-god · wide-ruling Periclymenus
in the texts
Phoenissae
Theban defender, son of the sea-god, who kills Parthenopaeus by hurling a great stone from the battlements.
but Periclymenus, son of the ocean-god, stayed his wild career, heaving on his head a wagon-load of stone, the coping from the battlements;
Nemean
Theban warrior who nearly kills Amphiaraus from behind before Zeus intervenes.
But, for the sake of Amphiaraus, Zeus with his all-powerful thunderbolt split the deep-breasted earth, and concealed him together with his horses, before he could be struck in the back by the spear of Periclymenus, and his warlike spirit disgraced.
Pythian
A son of Poseidon who joins the Argonauts from Taenarus.
you both achieved noble fame, Euphemus and wide-ruling Periclymenus.