InGreek mythology, the namePericlymenus (/ˌpɛrɪˈklɪmɪnəs/;Ancient Greek: ΠερικλύμενοςPeriklymenos) may refer to:

• Periclymenus, aPylian prince as the son of KingNeleus^[1] andChloris.^[2] He was one of theArgonauts.^[3] His grandfather,Poseidon gave him the ability toshapeshift into various animals. He was killed byHerakles atPylos, although he tried to escape in the form of an eagle.^[4] He was the father ofPenthilos^[5] or byPisidice, ofBorus, the father of Penthilus.^[6]
• Periclymenus, a defender ofThebes in the war of theSeven against Thebes, and would-be killer ofAmphiaraus. He was the son ofPoseidon andChloris, daughter ofTiresias of Thebes. Amphiaraus was swallowed by the earth before Periclymenus could kill him though.^[7] It was either this Periclymenus or Asphodicus that killedParthenopaeus.^[8]
• Periclymenus, one of theSuitors ofPenelope who came fromZacynthus along with other 43 wooers.^[9] He, with the other suitors, was killed byOdysseus with the aid ofEumaeus,Philoetius, andTelemachus.^[10]
• Periclymenus or simplyClymenus, father ofErginus who was usually conflated with another Erginus, one of the Argonauts.

• 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.Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.Greek text available from the same website.
• Apollonius Rhodius,Argonautica translated by Robert Cooper Seaton (1853-1915), R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912.Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• Apollonius Rhodius,Argonautica. George W. Mooney. London. Longmans, Green. 1912.Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Gaius Julius Hyginus,Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies.Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• Gaius Valerius Flaccus,Argonautica translated by Mozley, J H. Loeb Classical Library Volume 286. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1928.Online version at theio.com.
• Gaius Valerius Flaccus,Argonauticon. Otto Kramer. Leipzig. Teubner. 1913.Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Hesiod,Catalogue of Women fromHomeric Hymns, Epic Cycle, Homerica translated by Evelyn-White, H G. Loeb Classical Library Volume 57. London: William Heinemann, 1914.Online version at theio.com
• Homer,The Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919.ISBN 978-0674995611.Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.Greek text available from the same website.
• Nonnus of Panopolis,Dionysiaca translated by William Henry Denham Rouse (1863-1950), from the Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 1940.Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• Nonnus of Panopolis,Dionysiaca. 3 Vols. W.H.D. Rouse. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1940–1942.Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• The Orphic Argonautica, translated by Jason Colavito. © Copyright 2011.Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• 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.ISBN 0-674-99328-4.Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
• Pausanias,Graeciae Descriptio.3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903.Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Pindar,Odes translated by Diane Arnson Svarlien. 1990.Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Pindar,The Odes of Pindar including the Principal Fragments with an Introduction and an English Translation by Sir John Sandys, Litt.D., FBA. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1937.Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Publius Ovidius Naso,Metamorphoses translated by Brookes More (1859-1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co. 1922.Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.

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• Set index articles on Greek mythology
• Argonauts
• Neleides
• Princes in Greek mythology
• Children of Poseidon
• Suitors of Penelope
• Shapeshifters in Greek mythology
• Characters in the Argonautica
• Characters in Seven against Thebes
• Mythological Pylians
• Mythology of Heracles
• Deeds of Poseidon
• Fictional shapeshifters

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