Marpessa in the context of "Cleopatra Alcyone"

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⭐ Core Definition: Marpessa

In Greek mythology, Marpessa /ˌmɑːrˈpɛsə/ (Ancient Greek: Μάρπησσα, romanizedMárpēssa, "the robbed one" or "snatcher" or "gobbler") may refer to:

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👉 Marpessa in the context of Cleopatra Alcyone

Cleopatrē Alcyone (Ancient Greek: Κλεοπάτρη Ἀλκυόνη, romanizedKleopátrē Alkuónē) was the daughter of Idas and Marpessa and the wife of Meleager, a Calydonian prince and participant in the Calydonian boar hunt. Together they had a daughter, Polydora. According to Greek traveler and geographer Pausanias, Polydora was the wife of Protesilas, the first soldier to leap ashore in Troy, and therefore the first to die in the Trojan War.

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Marpessa in the context of Alcippe (mythology)

Alcippe (/ˌælˈsɪp/; Ancient Greek: Ἀλκίππη Alkippē) was a name attributed to a number of figures in Greek mythology.

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