Climene

Clymene (in ancient Greek Κλυμενη Klymenê, 'fame') or Clymene, a common name in Greek mythology, may refer to the following characters:

• Clímenean oceanide, daughter of Ocean and Tetis, and wife of Merope, king of Ethiopia.
• Clímeneanother oceanid, married to the Titan Jápeto, from which he had Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menecio, considered as a second generation of titans.
• Clímene, a princess of Orcomeno, daughter of Minias and Eurianasa, and wife of Esceneo or Iaso, with whom he had Atalanta, or of Fílaco, with whom he begat Iphicle.
• Clímene, daughter of Catreo and granddaughter of Minos. It was the mother (with Nauplio) of Palamedes, Eax and Nausimedonte.
• Clímene, parent (with Ares) of Diomedes.
• Clímene, daughter of Nereo and Doris (thus a nereide), and father (with Zeus) of Mnemossine. In fact, the authors quote two Nereidas with the name of Clímene, if it is not the same.
• Clímene, confidant and friend of Helena de Troya, followed to Troy when she was kidnapped by Paris.
• ClímeneA amazon.
• Clímene, possible parent (with Hermes) of Mirtyl.
• Clímene, a nymph, a parent (with Partenopeo) of one of the epigones, called Promaco.
• Clímene, wife of Merope of Mileto, and mother of Pandáreo.
• Clímene and her husband Dictis were honored in Athens as the saviors of Perseus and had an altar dedicated to the couple.

In addition, it may refer to:

• Clímene, an asteroid, named thus by one of the many Crimes of Greek mythology, perhaps an oceanide.
• Dolphin clit (Stenella clymene), endemic dolphin of the Atlantic Ocean.