Klymene ( ancient Greek Κλυμένη ) is a character of ancient Greek mythology. In Homer, this is Helen's servant, called the "hair" [1] . The heroine mentioned in the number of Trojan prisoners at Stesichore (“The Death of Ilion”). Depicted in the painting Polyglot in Delphi [2] .
According to Vilamowitz , she is identical with the sister of Pirifoi [3] and Iksion's daughter named Fisadia. According to the version, she was captured by Dioscuri together with Efra and enslaved to Helen [4] , then taken to Troy [5] . After the fall of Troy, she became a captive of Akamant [6] .
Notes
- ↑ Homer. Iliad III 144
- ↑ Stesichor. Destruction of Troy, fr.197 Paige = Pausanias. Description of Greece X 26, 1
- ↑ Zaitsev A.I. “The Anthem of the Dioscurah” by Alkman and his epic sources // Studies in Ancient Greek and Indo-European Poetry. St. Petersburg, 2006. p.190
- ↑ Hyginus. Myths 79
- ↑ Hyginus. Myths 92
- ↑ Lubker F. Real Dictionary of Classical Antiquities. M., 2001. In 31. C.354