Melanippe

Mĕlănippē, ēs, f., = Μελανίππη.

• • • 1 Daughter of Desmon or Aeolus, the mother by Neptune of Boeotus and Aeolus, the founders of Boeotia and Aeolia, Hyg. Fab. 186; Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 5.—Acc. plur.: Melanippas, Arn. 4, 26. She was the subject of two tragedies; by Attius, Varr. L. L. 7, 3, § 65 Müll.; Cic. Off. 1, 31, 114; and by Ennius, Gell. 5, 11, 12; cf. Juv. 8, 229.—
    • 2 A sister of Antiope, queen of the Amazons, taken captive by Hercules, Just. 2, 4, 23 sq.

Melanippē (in Hdschrn. [viell. schon von den Römern] versetzt Menalippē), ēs, f. u. Melanippa, ae, f. (Μελανίππη), I) Schwester der Amazonenkönigin Antiope, von Herkules im Kampfe mit den Amazonen zur Gefangenen gemacht, Iustin. 2, 4, 23 sgg. – II) Tochter des Äolos od. Desmontes, Mutter des Böotos u. Anklos von Neptun, Varro r. r. 2, 5, 5. Hyg. fab. 186: Akk. Plur. Melanippas, Arnob. 4, 26. – Stoff einer Tragödie des Accius, Varro LL. 7, 65. Cic. de off. 1, 114; u. des Ennius, Gell. 5, 11, 12. Macr. sat. 6, 4, 7; vgl. Iuven. 8, 229 (als Name einer Tragödie, die Nero spielte). – ➳ Über die Formen Melan. u. Menal. s. Georges Lexik. d. lat. Wortf. S. 415.

Mĕlănippē, (16) ēs, et -ppa, æ, f. , (Μελανίππη), Mélanippe [fille dʼÉole] : Hyg. Fab. 186 ; Varro R. 2, 5, 5 || [titre dʼune trag. dʼAccius] : Cic. Off. 1, 114 ; Varro L. 7, 65 ; [et dʼEnnius] Gell. 5, 11, 12 || sœur dʼAntiope : Just. 2, 4, 23.

➳ mss souvent Menal-.

MELANIPPE

MELANIPPEor MELANIPPIUM(Μελανίππηor Μελανίππιον), a small town on the coast of Lycia, on the western slope of Mount Phoenicus, about 30 stadia from Cape Hieron, and 60 stadia south of Gagae, of which Leake (Asia Minor, p. 185) believes it to have been the port town. (Hecat. Fraym. 247; Steph. B. s. v.,who erroneously calls it a river; Quint. Smyrn. 3.232; Stadiasm, Mar. M. § § 210, 211.) Fellows ( Discov. in Lycia, p. 212) found a few tombs cut out of the cliffs of the neighbourhood.

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Melanippé

(Μελανίππη). Daughter of Chiron, also called Evippé. Being with child by Aeolus, she fled to Mount Pelion, and was there metamorphosed by Artemis into a mare, and placed among the stars as a constellation (Hyg. Fab. 86).

Melanippe Melanippe, an Amazon

• carried off by Theseus: Apollod. E.1.15

Melanippe(2), nymph

• mother of Boeotus: Paus. 9.1.1