Perseus of Pylos
In Greek mythology, Perseus (/ˈpɜːrsiəs, -sjuːs/; Ancient Greek: Περσεύς) was a prince of Pylos in Messenia.
Biography
Perseus was the son of King Nestor either by Eurydice[1] or Anaxibia[2]. He was the brother to Thrasymedes, Pisidice, Polycaste, Peisistratus, Stratichus, Aretus, Echephron and Antilochus.
Notes
- Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1.9.9
- Homer, Odyssey 3.451–52
References
- 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. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Pseudo-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. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
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