Perigune

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Perigune is a minor figure in Greek mythology known as the daughter of the bandit Sinis and later the lover of Theseus, by whom she bore a son.

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Perigune canonical 3

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bandit in Greek mythology
figure in Greek mythology
associatedLocation Isthmus of Corinth
associatedWith Theseus
pine trees
behavior hid among bushes and plants to escape Theseus
category Theseus in mythology
linked to: Theseus

Women in Greek mythology
child Melanippus
epithet Pityocamptes
era mythic age of heroes
ethnicity Greek
father Sinis
Theseus
gender female
male
killedBy Theseus
languageOfTradition Ancient Greek
lover Theseus
mentionedIn Pausanias' Description of Greece
Plutarch's Life of Theseus
linked to: Life of Theseus
mother Perigune
unknown
mythology Greek mythology
notableFor bearing a son to Theseus
being daughter of the bandit Sinis
being lover of Theseus
killing travelers by bending and releasing pine trees
relationshipToSinis daughter
vowedTo never destroy plants that sheltered her

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Melanippus mother Perigune
subject linked to: Perigune
Σίνις parentOf Perigune