In Greek mythology, Hypermnestra (Ancient Greek: Ὑπερμνήστρα Ὑpermnístra) or Hypermestra may refer to the following women:
- Hypermnestra, one of the Danaids.[1]
- Hypermnestra, daughter of Thestius and Eurythemis.[2]
- Hypermestra, another name for Mestra, daughter of Erysichthon.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Apollodorus, 2.1.5
- ↑ Apollodorus, 1.7.10.
- ↑ Brill's New Pauly, s.v. Hypermnestra (3); Antoninus Liberalis, 17 as cited in Nicander's Metamorphoses
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.
- Antoninus Liberalis, The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis translated by Francis Celoria (Routledge 1992). Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Brill’s New Pauly: Encyclopaedia of the Ancient World. Antiquity, Volume 6, Hat-Jus, editors: Hubert Cancik, Helmuth Schneider, Brill, 2005. ISBN 978-90-04-12269-7. Online version at Brill.
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