Perileos

The sources treat Perileos/Perilaus as an onomastic label for several separate mortals rather than a unified origin narrative. One bearer is described as a Spartan son of Icarius and the naiad Periboea (alternative mother name: Asterodia) and thus appears in the Icarius/Penelope genealogical cycle; this Perileos is said to have accused Orestes of murdering Clytemnestra. Another is named as a son of Ancaeus of Samos and Samia (daughter of the river-god Maeander) and belongs to Samos' local genealogical traditions. A third Perileos occurs in Trojan War lists as a defender of Troy slain by Neoptolemus. Separately, a Perilaus is sometimes alleged in later tradition to have been the inventor of the brazen bull. These attributions are catalogued in modern summaries of classical sources rather than presented as a single mythic origin (sources summarize classical genealogies and epic catalogues).

No physical or supernatural description is given in the cited summaries for any bearer of the name; the available materials record Perileos only as a personal name attached to human mythic characters without distinctive bodily traits. Thus: no appearance descriptions are recorded in the provided sources.

The accounts attach ordinary narrative functions to the various men named Perileos rather than supernatural powers: one acts as an accuser in the legal/moral drama surrounding Orestes and Clytemnestra; another is recorded as a genealogical son of Ancaeus of Samos (a family member within island lore); another fights as a defender of Troy and is killed by Neoptolemus; and a Perilaus is attributed in some traditions as the alleged inventor of the brazen bull. These are conventional epic or genealogical roles rather than miraculous abilities.