Hermippe

In Greek mythology, Hermippe (Ancient Greek: Ἑρμίππη) was a daughter of Boeotus. She was married to Orchomenus, son of Zeus and the Danaid Isonoe, but had a son Minyas with Poseidon. Orchomenus became legal father of her son.[1]

For the moon of Jupiter, see Hermippe (moon).
Hermippe, by William-Adolphe Bouguereau

The IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature[2] refers to Hermippe as "Consort of Zeus and mother of Orchomenos by him", apparently following an alternate version recorded by scholiasts on Homer.[3]

References
  1. Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica, 1. 230
  2. "International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) - Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature". Planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  3. Scholia on Iliad, 2. 511


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