Periclymene

Periclymene is attested in classical compilations of myth as a daughter of King Minyas of Orchomenus and Euryanassa in the Minyan royal house; in this capacity she is named in genealogies as wife of Pheres of Pherae and mother of children variously listed (including Admetus, Lycurgus, Eidomene, Periopis and Antigona) in sources that preserve variant traditions (Apollodorus-style compendia and similar mythographic accounts). Other ancient traditions preserve a Periclymene (or Clymene in some accounts) as wife of Phylacus of Phylace and mother of Iphiclus, Alcimede and possibly Clymenus, while yet other sources attribute Iphiclus to Cephalus; these discrepancies reflect the normal multiplicity of variant genealogical traditions in Greek myth.

The genealogical attestations supply no physical description for Periclymene the princess. The only iconographic attestation records the name 'Periclymene' as that of a maenad on a vase painting; the provided material does not quote visual details from that vase. (Separately, maenads in Greek vase iconography are commonly depicted in Bacchic dress and with typical attributes such as thyrsi, but no specific vase attributes are recorded for this named figure in the cited excerpts.)

No supernatural abilities or specific behaviors are ascribed to Periclymene in the provided sources. As a named maenad on a vase, the name is nominally associated with the Bacchic retinue in iconography, but the sources do not attribute individual powers or actions to this named figure. Her primary function in the sources is genealogical connection within legendary family networks.