In Greek mythology it was the name of one of the nearly 3000 Oceanids. She was the daughter of the Titan Ocean and Thetis. Wife of the Titan Iapetus and mother of Atlas. It means in Greek Fame . It was also called Clymene or Climena. Clymene or Klymene, was also the name of several other characters in Greek mythology. One was the wife of King Merops of Ethiopia and was the mother of Phaeton and the Heliads. Also Klymene was the name of 2 Nereids, daughters of Nereus and the Oceanid Doris. Name of a Princess of Crete, daughter of Reu Catreo and granddaughter of King Minos. Name of one of the daughters of Aeolus, "Guardian of the Winds". Also named after a Nymph and several princesses.
