Pero (mythology)

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.Apollodorus, 3.12.6 She may be the same with Celusa, possible mother of Asopus by the same god.Pausanias, 2.12.4 Pero, the beautiful daughter of Neleus.Apollodorus, 1.9.11-12 Pero, also known as Xanthippe, daughter of Myconus.Valerius Maximus, 5.4. ext. 1

In Roman mythology, Pero is a woman who saves her imprisoned parent (mother or father, depending on the story version) from starvation by breastfeeding them.

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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.