Clymene (wife of Iapetus)
Oceanid nymph and wife of Iapetus in Greek mythology From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Greek mythology, Clymene or Klymene (/ˈklɪmɪniː, ˈklaɪ-/;[1][2] Ancient Greek: Κλυμένη, Kluménē, feminine form of Κλύμενος, meaning "famous"[3]) is the name of one of the three thousand Oceanid nymphs, usually the wife of Iapetus and mother by him of Prometheus, Epimetheus, Atlas and Menoetius.
| Clymene | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Oceanids | |
| Other names | Asia |
| Abode | Ocean |
| Genealogy | |
| Parents | Oceanus and Tethys |
| Siblings | the Oceanids, the river gods |
| Consort | Iapetus |
| Children | Prometheus, Epimetheus, Atlas, Menoetius |
Mythology
Clymene is the daughter of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys.[4][5][6] She married her uncle Iapetus and became by him the mother of Prometheus, Epimetheus, Atlas and Menoetius.[7] Other authors relate the same of her sister Asia.[8] A less common genealogy makes Clymene the wife of Prometheus and the mother of Deucalion by him.[9] She may also be the Clymene referred to as the mother of Mnemosyne by Zeus.[10] In some myths, Clymene was one of the nymphs in the train of Cyrene.[11]
Although she shares name and parentage with Clymene, one of Helios's lovers, who is also a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys (and thus one of her sisters and fellow Oceanid), she is distinguished from her.[12]
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