Clymene
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Clymene or Klymenê may refer to
- 104 Klymene104 Klymene104 Klymene is a large, dark Themistian asteroid. It probably has a carbonaceous composition. It was discovered by J. C. Watson on September 13, 1868, and named after one of the many Clymenes in Greek mythology.-References:...
, an asteroid - Clymene dolphinClymene DolphinThe Clymene dolphin , in older texts known as the Short-snouted spinner dolphin, is a dolphin endemic to the Atlantic Ocean.- Taxonomy :...
(Stenella clymene), a dolphin endemic to the Atlantic Ocean - Clymene Moth
- In Greek mythology:
- Clymene or Asia (mythology)Asia (mythology)Asia or Clymene in Greek mythology was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, the wife of the Titan Iapetus, and mother of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menoetius. Hesiod gives the name as Clymene in his Theogony but Apollodorus gives instead the name Asia as does Lycophron...
, an Oceanid, wife of Iapetus, and mother of Atlas, Epimetheus, Prometheus, and Menoetius - Clymene, a Nereid, daughter of Nereus and Doris
- Clymene, an AmazonAmazonsThe Amazons are a nation of all-female warriors in Greek mythology and Classical antiquity. Herodotus placed them in a region bordering Scythia in Sarmatia...
- Clymene, a relative of Menelaus and a companion of Helen, together with whom she was carried off by Paris
- Clymene, an Oceanid, wife to King Merops of Ethiopia and, by Helios, mother of PhaëtonPhaëtonIn Greek mythology, Phaëton or Phaethon was the son of Helios and the Oceanid Clymene. Alternate, less common genealogies make him a son of Clymenus by Merope, of Helios and Rhode or of Helios and Prote....
- Clymene, daughter of CatreusCatreusIn Greek mythology, Catreus was a king of Crete and a son of Minos and Pasiphaë. He had one son, Althaemenes, and three daughters, Apemosyne, Aerope and Clymene. An oracle told Catreus that one of his children would murder him. Terrified he would do so, Althaemenes took Apemosyne and left Crete...
and mother of Palamedes by Nauplius - Clymene or Periclymene, daughter of MinyasMinyas (mythology)In Greek mythology, Minyas was the founder of Orchomenus, Boetia. As the ancestor of the Minyans, a number of Boeotian genealogies lead back to him, according to the classicist H.J. Rose...
, wife of Phylacus, and mother of Iphiclus (Iphiclos) - Clymene, mother of AtalantaAtalantaAtalanta is a character in Greek mythology.-Legend:Atalanta was the daughter of Iasus , a Boeotian or an Arcadian princess . She is often described as a goddess. Apollodorus is the only one who gives an account of Atalanta’s birth and upbringing...
and wife of Schoeneus or Iasus - Clymene, mother of DeucalionDeucalionIn Greek mythology Deucalion was a son of Prometheus and Pronoia. The anger of Zeus was ignited by the hubris of the Pelasgians, and he decided to put an end to the Bronze Age. Lycaon, the king of Arcadia, had sacrificed a boy to Zeus, who was appalled by this savage offering...
by Prometheus - Clymene, mother of DiomedesDiomedesDiomedes or Diomed is a hero in Greek mythology, known for his participation in the Trojan War.He was born to Tydeus and Deipyle and later became King of Argos, succeeding his maternal grandfather, Adrastus. In Homer's Iliad Diomedes is regarded alongside Ajax as one of the best warriors of all...
by Ares - Clymene, wife of Merops of Miletus, and mother of PandareusPandareusIn Greek mythology, Pandareus was the son of Merops and a nymph. His residence was given as either Ephesus or Miletus. He was said to have been favored by Demeter, who conferred upon him the benefit of never suffering from indigestion, however much food he should eat...
- Clymene or Asia (mythology)