Penelope (mother of Pan)

In Greek mythology, various authors describe Pan as the son of Hermes and Penelope (/pəˈnɛləpiː/ pə-NEL-ə-pee; Greek: Πηνελόπη, Pēnelópē).^[1] This Penelope is apparently the same person as Penelope, the wife of Odysseus in the Odyssey.^[2] It has been suggested, however, that the Penelope given as Pan's mother was originally a nymph, and a separate figure to Odysseus' wife.^[3]

Alternatively, Pindar and Hecataeus state that she is Pan's mother by Apollo,^[4] while according to the historian Duris of Samos, the birth of Pan is the result of her sleeping with all of her suitors.^[5]

See also

• Coronis (lover of Apollo)