Melanippe, daughter of the
CentaurChiron. Also known as
Hippe or
Euippe. She bore a daughter to
Aeolus, Melanippe or
Arne (see below). She escaped to Mount
Pelion so that her father would not find out that she was pregnant, but, being searched for, she prayed to
Artemis asking for assistance, and the goddess transformed her into a mare. Other accounts state that the transformation was a punishment for her having scorned Artemis, or for having divulged the secrets of gods. She was later placed among the stars.[1][2][3]
Melanippe, an
Amazon, sister of
Hippolyta,
Penthesilea and
Antiope, daughter of
Ares.
Heracles captured her and demanded Hippolyte's girdle in exchange for her freedom. Hippolyte complied and Heracles let her go.[5][6] Some say that it was Melanippe whom
Theseus abducted and married.[7] Yet others relate that she was killed by
Telamon.[8]
Melanippe, wife of Hippotes, son of
Mimas, himself son of Aeolus, and the mother of another Aeolus.[9]
Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918.
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