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Marpesia

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Marpesia from Promptuarium Iconum Insigniorum

In ancient Greek and Roman legendary history, Marpesia (Greek: Μαρπησία "Snatcher"; sometimes wrongly spelled Marthesia) was Queen of the Amazons with Lampedo ("burning torch"), her sister, as a co-ruler.[1] They ruled with Hippo ("horse") after the death of Lysippe.[2]

Marpesia was one of the rulers who helped establish the Greek city of Ephesus.[3]

In Giovanni Boccaccio’s Famous Women, a chapter is dedicated to Lampedo and Marpesia.[4]

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  1. ^ Justinus Epitoma Historiarum philippicarum Pompei Trogi II.4.1-16
  2. ^ Famous Amazons Famous Members of the Amazon Nation.
  3. ^ Famous members of the Amazon nation Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Giovanni Boccaccio’s Famous Women translated by Virginia Brown 2001, p. 25-27
  5. ^ Synope and Orithya Marpesia's daughters
  6. ^ Jordanes, The Getica, Chapter 7: The Amazones. The Caucasus. §49 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Orosius, Historiae adversus paganos, I.15.1-6

Bibliography

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  • Justinus Epitoma Historiarum philippicarum Pompei Trogi II.4.1-16
  • Orosius Historiae adversus paganos I.15.1-6
  • Giovanni Boccaccio’s Famous Women translated by Virginia Brown 2001, p. 25-27; Cambridge and London, Harvard University Press; ISBN 0-674-01130-9