Editing Periphetes (section)

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'''Periphetes''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|p|ɛ|r|ᵻ|ˈ|f|iː|t|iː|z}}; [[Ancient Greek]]: Περιφήτης) is the name of several characters from [[Greek mythology]].

* Periphetes, an [[Arcadia (region)|Arcadian]] king as the son of [[Nyctimus]], son of King [[Lycaon (king of Arcadia)|Lycaon]]. He was the father of [[Parthaon (mythology)|Parthaon]], ancestor of [[Psophis (mythology)|Psophis]], one of the possible [[eponyms]] for the city of [[Psophis]].<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+8.24.1&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0160:chapter=&highlight=Parthaon 8.24.1]</ref>
* Periphetes, also known as '''[[Periphetes|Corynetes]]''' (Κορυνήτης) meaning Club-Bearer from the club (κορύνη) which he carried, was a son of [[Hephaestus]]<ref>[[Diodorus Siculus]], 4.59.2</ref> and [[Anticlea (mythology)|Anticleia]]<ref>[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], 3.16.1</ref> or of [[Poseidon]].<ref>[[Gaius Julius Hyginus|Hyginus]], ''Fabulae'' 38</ref>  Periphetes was lame (possibly in his feet, πόδας) like his father and used a bronze club as a crutch. He roamed the road from [[Athens]] to [[Troezen]] where he robbed travelers and killed them with his club. [[Theseus]] encountered and killed him near [[Epidaurus|Epidauros]] (See Plutarch, Life of Theseus, et al.).
* Periphetes, son of [[Copreus]]; he was killed during the [[Trojan War]] by [[Hector]].<ref>[[Homer]], ''[[Iliad]]'' 15.638</ref>
* Periphetes, king of [[Mygdonia]]. He fought with [[Sithon (mythology)|Sithon]] for the hand of the latter's daughter [[Pallene (daughter of Sithon)|Pallene]] and was killed.<ref>[[Conon (mythographer)|Conon]], ''Narrations'' [https://topostext.org/work/489#10 10]</ref>
* Periphetes, a Trojan who was killed by [[Teucer]].<ref>Homer, ''Iliad'' 14.515</ref>