Epipole_of_Carystus

Epipole of Carystus

Epipole of Carystus

Female combatant of the Trojan War

For other uses, see Epipole.

In Greek mythology, Epipole (Ancient Greek: Ἐπιπολή) was a daughter of Trachion, of Carystus in Euboea. In the disguise of a man she went with the Greeks against Troy,[1] but when Palamedes discovered her sex, she was stoned to death by the Greek army.

Her story was related by Ptolemaeus Chennus, as quoted by Photios in his Bibliotheca (cod. 190).[2][3]

Notes

  1. [1]
    Weinberg, Tim (July 6, 2020). "15 Fearless Women Warriors". History Hit. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  2. [2]
    Chennus, Ptolémée Nouvelle Histoire. "Bibliothèque de Photius". remacle.org. p. 190. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. [3]
    Smith, William (ed.). "Epi'pole". A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. Retrieved February 26, 2021.


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