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Penthilus (son of Periclymenus)

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King of Messenia in Greek mythology For other uses, see Penthilus (son of Orestes).

In Greek mythology, Penthilus (/ˈpɛnθɪləs/; Ancient Greek: Πένθιλος) was a king of Messenia, son of Periclymenus and father of Borus. In early accounts, he was the son of Borus and Lysidice instead. Penthilus married Anchirhoe and became the father of Andropompus, father of King Melanthus of Athens.

Notes

Pausanias, 2.18.8.
Scholia on Plato, Symposium, 208d, citing Hellanicus

References

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. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library

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