Marpessa
In Greek mythology, Marpessa /ˌmɑːrˈpɛsə/ (Ancient Greek: Μάρπησσα, romanized: Márpēssa, "the robbed one" or "snatcher" or "gobbler"[1]) may refer to the following figures:
- Marpessa, an Aetolian princess and daughter of Evenus.[2][3][4]
- Marpessa or Marpesia, name of an Amazon queen.
- Marpessa. a Theban woman whose betrothed, Phylleus, was killed by Tydeus during the campaign of the Seven Against Thebes.[5]
References
- ^ Robert Graves. The Greek Myths (1960)
- ^ Pseudo-Apollodorus. Bibliotheca, Book 1.8.2
- ^ Homer. Iliad, Book 9.557
- ^ Pausanias. Description of Greece, 4.2.7 & 5.18.2
- ^ Statius. Thebaid, 3.172
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