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Mĕlănippē, ēs, f., = Μελανίππη. Daughter of Desmon or Æolus, the mother by Neptune of Bœotus and Æolus, the founders of Bœotia and Æolia, Hyg. Fab. 186; Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 5.—Acc. plur.: Melanippas, Arn. 4, 26. She was the subject of two tragedies; by Attius, Varr. L. L. 7, 3, § 65 Müll.; Cic. Off. 1, 31, 114; and by Ennius, Gell. 5, 11, 12; cf. Juv. 8, 229.— A sister of Antiope, queen of the Amazons, taken captive by Hercules, Just. 2, 4, 23 sq.

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Headword:

Mĕlănippē

Headword (normalized):

mĕlănippē

Headword (normalized/stripped):

melanippe

IDX:

28463

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n28442

Key:

Melanippe

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