Pyrene (mythology)
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Not to be confused with Pirene (nymph) or Pyrene (disambiguation).
In Greek mythology, Pyrene (Ancient Greek: Πυρήνη) may refer to:
- Pyrene, daughter of King Bebrycius and a lover (or victim, depending on the myth) of Heracles. She bore a serpent and became so terrified that she fled to the woods where she died. Heracles created a tomb for her by piling up rocks thus forming the mountain range of the Pyrenees, named after her.[1][2][3]
- Pyrene, also called Pelopia, mother of Cycnus with Ares.[4]