Perigune

In Greek mythology, Perigune () was the daughter of Sinis. Her name is also spelled Perigouna or Perigone. She is passingly mentioned as Perigenia in Shakespeare's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream.

== Mythology == Perigune is mentioned in only a few sources and the details are sparse. The most extensive surviving account comes from Plutarch, who states that, after Theseus killed her father, she hid herself in a bed of rushes and asparagus. When Theseus promised not to harm her, she emerged from hiding. She then bore Theseus Melanippus, who became the ancestor of the Ioxides of Caria. These people, Plutarch states, revered the asparagus and the rush and did not burn them. Afterwards Theseus gave her to Deioneus of Oechalia.