| Clymene | |
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&sq=Sri Lanka&lang=en&file=File:Veronalapidary5.jpg) A woman, perhaps Clymene, leaning against Helios (far right) in a Phaethon sarcophagus | |
| Other names | Merope |
| Abode | Aethiopia |
| Genealogy | |
| Parents | Oceanus and Tethys |
| Siblings | the Oceanids, the Potamoi |
| Consort | Helios, Merops |
| Children | Phaethon, the Heliades, Astris |
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In Greek and Roman mythology, Clymene or Klymene (/ˈklɪmɪniː, ˈklaɪ-/;[1][2] Ancient Greek: Κλυμένη, romanized: Kluménē, lit. 'renowned') is an Oceanid nymph who was loved by the sun-god Helios and became the mother by him of Phaethon and the Heliades.[3] In most versions, Clymene is the one to reveal to Phaethon his divine parentage and encourage him to seek out his father, and even drive his solar chariot to catastrophic results.
- ^ Russell, William F. (1989). Classic myths to read aloud. New York: Three Rivers Press. ISBN 9780307774439.
- ^ Barchers, Suzanne I. (2001). From Atalanta to Zeus : readers theatre from Greek mythology. Englewood, Colo.: Teacher Ideas Press. p. 192. ISBN 9781563088155.
- ^ Euripides, Phaethon; Ovid, Metamorphoses 1.747-764; Hyginus, Fabulae Preface; Smith, s.v. Clymene.