Marpessa

In Greek mythology, Marpessa /ˌmɑːrˈpɛsə/ (Ancient Greek: Μάρπησσα, romanized: Márpēssa, "the robbed one" or "snatcher" or "gobbler"[1]) may refer to the following figures:

Marpessa, an Aetolian princess and daughter of Evenus.[2][3][4]
Marpessa or Marpesia, name of an Amazon queen.
Marpessa. a Theban woman whose betrothed, Phylleus, was killed by Tydeus during the campaign of the Seven against Thebes.[5]

References

Robert Graves. The Greek Myths (1960)
Pseudo-Apollodorus. Bibliotheca, Book 1.8.2
Homer. Iliad, Book 9.557
Pausanias. Description of Greece, 4.2.7 & 5.18.2
Statius. Thebaid, 3.172

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