< Deidamia, daughter of Perieres >

1 Origin

Deidamia (or Leucippe) was born in Andania, Messenia, in 1304 BC.

Deidamia's father was Perieres, son of Aeolus. [SchoOnApoRhod.1.201]

Deidamia's mother was Gorgophone, son of Perseus. [SchoOnApoRhod.1.201]

2 Family

2.1 Husband

Deidamia married Thestius, son of Pleuron, who lived in Pleuron, Aetolia. [SchoOnApoRhod.1.201]

The mother of Pleuron, father of Thestius, was Pronoe (or Astynome), daughter of Phorbus, son of Lapithus. [Apo.1.7.7, PsPlut.NRM.22]

Deidamia was the daughter of Perieres, the son of Aeolus, the son of Lapithus. [SchoOnApoRhod.1.201]

Thus, Thestius was the son of Pleuron, Deidamia's second cousin.

2.2 Children

Thestius had other wives besides Deidamia.

The names of the children Deidamia bore to Thestius cannot be determined with certainty.

The following three are related to Peloponnesus and are presumed to be Deidamia's children.

1) Leda, who married Tyndareus, son of Oebalus of Sparta. [FGrH.333.9, Hyginus.155, Paus.3.13.8, Strabo.10.2.24]

2) Hypermnestra, who married Oecleus, son of Mantius of Argos. [Hyginus.70]

3) Iphiclus, who participated in the Argonauts' expedition from Lacedaemon. [Hyginus.14]