Xanthippe (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Xanthippe (Ancient Greek: Ξανθίππη "yellow horse" derived from ξανθος xanthos "yellow" and ‘ιππος hippos "horse") is a name that may refer to:
- Xanthippe, daughter of Dorus, son of Apollo and Phthia. She was the wife of Pleuron and mother by him of Agenor, Sterope, Stratonice and Laophonte.[1]
- Xanthippe, daughter of Myconus. She fed her imprisoned father with her own breastmilk to prevent him from dying of starvation.[2] She is also known as Pero.[3]
- Xanthippe, an Amazon who is depicted confronting Iolaus on a red-figure vase painting.[4]
Notes
- Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1.7.7
- Hyginus, Fabulae 254
- Valerius Maximus, 5. 4. ext.1
- Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (ed.): Ausführliches Lexikon der griechischen und römischen Mythologie. Band VI (U-Z), Hildesheim, 1965, s. 518 (German)
References
- Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Pseudo-Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
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