Piren

In Greek mythology, Piren (Ancient Greek: Πειρῆνα means 'fasten by the ends') or Peiren (Πειρῆνος) may refer to the following personages:

• Piren, a king of Argos and father of Io.[1]
• Piren, a Boeotian prince as the son of King Glaucus of Potniae[2] and possibly, Eurymede or Eurynome,[3] daughter of King Nisus of Megara. He was unintentionally killed by his own brother Bellerophon. According to some traditions, he was called Alcimenes or Deliades.[4]

Notes

1. Apollodorus, 2.1.3
2. Apollodorus, 1.9.3 & 2.3.1
3. Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 7; Hyginus, Fabulae 157
4. Apollodorus, 2.3.1

References

• 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. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
• Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• Hesiod, Catalogue of Women from Homeric Hymns, Epic Cycle, Homerica translated by Evelyn-White, H G. Loeb Classical Library Volume 57. London: William Heinemann, 1914. Online version at theio.com