Periboea

Family: Olenus · Role: wife of Oeneus · First appears: Apollodorus, Library 1.8

In Apollodorus, Library 1.8, Periboea is identified as the daughter of Hipponous, who was seduced by Hippostratus, son of Amarynceus. She became the wife of Oeneus, who “By her Oeneus begat Tydeus.”

In Library 3.5, Polybus, king of Corinth, found an infant and brought him to his wife Periboea; she adopted him, passed him off as her own, healed his ankles, and called him Oedipus. In Library 3.10, Periboea is described as a Naiad nymph who, with Icarius, had five sons—Thoas, Damasippus, Imeusimus, Aletes, and Perileos—and a daughter, Penelope, whom Ulysses married.

In Library 3.12, another Periboea is the daughter of Alcathus, son of Pelops; she married Telamon and was the mother of Ajax son of Telamon. In the Epitome 6, the lot first fell on Periboea and Cleopatra.

Relationship record

Apollodorus, Library 1.8

married with Oeneus “Oeneus married Periboea, daughter of Hipponous”
parent: Hipponous “Periboea, daughter of Hipponous”
with Hippostratus (interaction) “she was seduced by Hippostratus, son of Amarynceus”
child: Tydeus “By her Oeneus begat Tydeus.”

Apollodorus, Library 3.5

child: Oedipus (Periboea adopted Oedipus.) “She adopted him and passed him off as her own, and after she had healed his ankles she called him Oedipus”
married with Polybus “Polybus, king of Corinth , found the infant and brought it to his wife Periboea.”

Apollodorus, Library 3.10

child: Thoas “Icarius and Periboea, a Naiad nymph, had five sons, Thoas, Damasippus, Imeusimus, Aletes, Perileos, and a daughter Penelope”
child: Penelope “and a daughter Penelope, whom Ulysses married.”
parent: Icarius “Icarius and Periboea, a Naiad nymph, had five sons, Thoas, Damasippus, Imeusimus, Aletes, Perileos, and a daughter Penelope”

Apollodorus, Library 3.12

married with Telamon “And Telamon married Periboea, daughter of Alcathus, son of Pelops, and called his son Ajax”
child: Ajax son of Telamon “And Telamon married Periboea, daughter of Alcathus, son of Pelops, and called his son Ajax”
parent: Alcathus “Periboea, daughter of Alcathus”

Apollodorus, Epitome 6

with Cleopatra (They were the first two maidens selected as suppliants.) “The lot first fell on Periboea and Cleopatra”

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