Deipyle

In Greek mythology, Deipyle (Ancient Greek: Δηιπύλη, Dēipulē) may refer to:

  • Deipyle, daughter of Adrastus and Amphithea,[1] wife of Tydeus and mother of Diomedes.[2][3] Her sister Argea married Polynices. Servius[4] and Hyginus[5] call her Deiphile.
  • Deipyle or Deityche (Δηιτύχη), mother of Eurypylus by Euaemon.[6] In some accounts, the consort of Euaemon was called Ops.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ Apollodorus, 1.9.13
  2. ^ Apollodorus, 1.8.5
  3. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 69 & 97
  4. ^ Servius ad Virgil, Aeneid 1.101
  5. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 69
  6. ^ Tzetzes, Homeric Allegories Prologue, 619 - 620
  7. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 97

References

  • Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
  • Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
  • Maurus Servius Honoratus, In Vergilii carmina comentarii. Servii Grammatici qui feruntur in Vergilii carmina commentarii; recensuerunt Georgius Thilo et Hermannus Hagen. Georgius Thilo. Leipzig. B. G. Teubner. 1881. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.


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