[1] The visual depiction of peronai shows that the pin is used mostly by women to fasten their peplos.
The Iliad also mentions gold peronai as gifts given by Athena Ergane to Hera.
[1] Peronai is often used as a weapon by female mythological figures and characters from Ancient Greek literature.
For example, in the Iliad, Athena mentions the usage of peronai as a weapon used by an Achaian woman.
Peronai is also mentioned several times for causing the blindness of figures in Greek legends such as Oedipus and Polymestor, who were both injured by female characters.