Hypermnestra (Greek mythological character)

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Name (Hebrew)
היפרמנסטרה (דמות במיתולוגיה יוונית)
Name (Latin)
Hypermnestra (Greek mythological character)
Other forms of name
Hypermnestra (Greek mythology)
Gender
female
See Also From tracing topical name
Mythology, Greek
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q472784
Library of congress: no2023094284
Sources of Information
  • Chaucer Review:v. 36, no. 1, p. 73 (Aloni, G. A Curious Error? Geoffrey Chaucer's Legend of Hypermnestra)
  • Encyclopedia.com online, July 12, 2002(Danaüs)
  • Online medieval & classical library, July 12, 2002(The Legend of Good Women IX. The Legend of Hypermnestra)
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Wikipedia description:

Hypermnestra (Ancient Greek: Ὑπερμνήστρα, Hypermnēstra), in Greek mythology, was a Libyan princess and, as one of the 50 Danaids, the daughters of King Danaus, son of King Belus of Egypt. Her mother was Elephantis. She was the full sister to Gorgophone.

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