Pausanias' Description of Greece

Peribœa

First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 17

When Minos took Theseus and the other boys to Crete, he was enamoured of Peribœa. In Book 1, Chapter 42, Alcathous sent his daughter to Crete with Theseus in connection with the tribute; there, Telamon married her.

Relationship record

Life events

  • Peribœa was sent by Alcathous with Theseus to Crete in connection with the tribute.(Book 1 · Chapter 42 · 📍 Crete)
    • With: Theseus
    • “Peribœa the daughter of Alcathous was certainly sent by him to Crete with Theseus in connection with the tribute.”
  • Telamon married Peribœa, daughter of Alcathous.(Book 1 · Chapter 42)
    • With: Telamon
    • “Telamon the son of Æacus married Peribœa the daughter of Alcathous.”

Book 1 · Chapter 17

  • admirer: Minos (Minos is enamoured of Peribœa.) “When Minos took Theseus and the rest of the band of boys to Crete, he was enamoured of Peribœa”

Book 1 · Chapter 42

  • parent: Alcathous “Peribœa the daughter of Alcathous was certainly sent by him to Crete with Theseus in connection with the tribute.”
  • with Theseus (They were sent together to Crete.) “Peribœa the daughter of Alcathous was certainly sent by him to Crete with Theseus in connection with the tribute.”
  • married with Telamon “Telamon the son of Æacus married Peribœa the daughter of Alcathous.”

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