Perimede (mythology)

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In Greek mythology, the name Perimede (Περιμήδη) refers to:

  • Perimede, a witch, expert in herbs and poisons, described as "fair-haired".[5][6] See Agamede.[7]

References

  1. Pausanias, Description of Greece, 7. 4. 1
  2. Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2. 4. 6
  3. Hesiod, Catalogue of Women fr. 10(a); Bibliotheca 1. 7. 3
  4. Scholia on Pindar, Olympian Ode 3. 28
  5. Theocritus, Idylls 2. 16
  6. Propertius, Elegies, 2. 4. 8
  7. According to scholia on Theocritus 2. 16, they were one and the same person.
  8. Hesiod, Catalogue of Women fr. 23(a).


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