Pero (mythology) explained

In Greek mythology, Pero (/ˈpɪroʊ, ˈpiːroʊ/; Ancient Greek: Πηρώ) may refer to the following women:

• Pero, consort of Poseidon who became the mother of Asopus, according to Acusilaus.^[1] She may be the same with Celusa, possible mother of Asopus by the same god.^[2]
• Pero, the beautiful daughter of Neleus.^[3]
• Pero, also known as Xanthippe, daughter of Myconus.^[4]

Notes

1. [Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]
2. [Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]
3. Apollodorus, 1.9.11-12
4. [Valerius Maximus]

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. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
• Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
• Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.