Menippe (mythology)
Greek divine
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Menippe (/mɪˈnɪpiː/; Ancient Greek: Μενίππη, romanized: Menippê; lit. 'the courageous mare'[1] or 'sipper'[2]) in Greek mythology may refer to the following women:
- Menippe, one of the 3,000 Oceanides, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys.[3]
- Menippe, the "divine" Nereid,[2] one of the 50 marine-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris.[4]
- Menippe, daughter of Orion,[5] see Menippe and Metioche
- Menippe, a Thessalian naiad daughter of the river-god Peneus. By Pelasgus, she became the mother of Phrastor, who emigrated to Italy and there became the king of the Tyrrhenians.[6]
- Menippe, daughter of Thamyris and mother of Orpheus by Oeagrus.[7]
- Menippe, one of the Amazons. She fought in Aeetes' army against the troops of Perses.[8]
