Perigune was a Greek legacy of Poseidon and daughter of Sinis, a bandit who robbed travelers and flung them into the sky will trees.
History
After being forced to partake in her father’s gruesome robbery and murder acts and fearing he will do the same to her, she found a way out in Theseus, who tricked Sinis into tying himself to a bent tree and, with her help, flung the bandit to his death. She spent the night with him at a nearby town before Theseus heads out to Athens.
Trivia
- Some versions of the myth state that she and Theseus married and had children.