Biographical dictionary of ancient Greeks

< Clymene, daughter of Minyas >

1 Origin

Clymene was born in Orchomenus, Boeotia, in 1335 BC.

Clymene's father was Minyas, son of Chryses. [Apo.1.9.4, Hesiod.CW.F84]

Clymene's mother was Euryanassa, daughter of Hyperphas. [Hesiod.CW.F84]

2 Family

Clymene married Phylacus, son of Deion (or Deione, Deioneus). [Hesiod.CW.F84]

Phylacus and Clymene had a son, Iphiclus. [Apo.1.9.12, Hesiod.CW.F84, Home.2.695, Tzetzes.2.610]

Phylacus and Clymene had a son, Clymenus. [Valerius.1.369]

Phylacus and Clymene had a daughter, Alcimede. [Apollo.1.45, Hyginus.14]

3 Others

In 1317 BC, Clymene married Phylacus of Phylace in Thessaly. [Hesiod.CW.F84]

< Clymene, daughter of Catreus >

1 Origin

Clymene was born in Cnossus, Crete, in 1252 BC.

Clymene's father was Catreus, son of Minos. [Apo.3.2.1]

2 Family

Clymene married Nauplius, son of Clytonaeus. [Apo.3.2.2, Euri.Scho.Or.5.1, Dictys.1.1]

Nauplius and Clymene had two sons, Oeax and Nausimedon. [Apo.2.1.5]

There is also a tradition that Palamedes was also Clymene's son. [Apo.2.1.5]

3 Others

In 1234 BC, Clymene left Crete to marry Nauplius, who lived in Nauplia in the Argolis. [Apo.3.2.2, Euri.Scho.Or.5.1, Dictys.1.1]

Clymene's sister Aerope (or Eriphyle) was married to Pleisthenes of Cleonae, which is thought to have led to a long-distance marriage between Clymene and Nauplius.

< Clymene, wife of Parthenopaeus >

1 Origin

Clymene was born in Arcadia in 1245 BC.

2 Family

Clymene married Parthenopaeus, son of Hippomenes. [Hyginus.71]

Parthenopaeus and Clymene had a son, Tlesimenes. [Hyginus.71, Paus.3.12.9]

Parthenopaeus and Clymene had a son, Biantes. [Hyginus.71]

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