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Melanippe

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The name Melanippe is the feminine counterpart of Melanippus.
Amazon Melanippe on a late antique mosaic

In Greek mythology, the name Melanippe (Ancient Greek: Μελανίππη, romanizedMelaníppē, lit.'black mare') referred to several different people:

Notes

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  1. ^ Pseudo-Eratosthenes, Catasterisms 18
  2. ^ Hyginus, De Astronomica 2.18
  3. ^ Smith, "Melanippe" 1.
  4. ^ Antoninus Liberalis, 2 as cited in Nicander's Metamorphoses
  5. ^ Diodorus Siculus, 4.16.3
  6. ^ Justin's Epitome of Trogus Pompeius' History of the World, Book 2, part IV Archived 2012-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Apollodorus, E.1.16
  8. ^ Scholia on Pindar, Nemean Ode 3.64
  9. ^ Diodorus Siculus, 4.67.3
  10. ^ Pausanias, 9.1.1
  11. ^ Tzetzes on Lycophron, 1034

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