Zeuxippe

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In Greek mythology, Zeuxippe (/zɡˈzɪpi/; Ancient Greek: Ζευξίππη) was the name of several women. The name means "she who yokes horses," from zeugos, "yoke of beasts" / "pair of horses," and hippos, "horse."[1]

References

  1. ^ American Reference Books Annual, 1992, vol. 23, p. 542
  2. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae, 14
  3. ^ Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica, 1. 72-73
  4. ^ Bibliotheca 3. 14. 8
  5. ^ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 2. 6. 2
  6. ^ Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, 4. 68. 5
  7. ^ Scholia on Pausanias, Description of Greece, 9. 23. 6 (but see article on Ptous for discussion)