Zeuxippe

Zeuxippe

Zeuxippe

Female name in Greek mythology


In Greek mythology, Zeuxippe (/zɡˈzɪp/; Ancient Greek: Ζευξίππη) was the name of several women. The name means "she who yokes horses," from zeugos, "yoke of beasts" / "pair of horses," and hippos, "horse."[1][2]


Notes

  1. American Reference Books Annual. Libraries Unlimited. 1992. ISBN 978-0-87287-964-5.
  2. Graves, Robert (2017). The Greek Myths - The Complete and Definitive Edition. Penguin Books Limited. p. 167. ISBN 9780241983386.
  3. Hyginus, Fabulae 14
  4. Scholia on Pausanias, 9.23.6 (but see article on Ptous for discussion)
  5. Scholiast on Homer, Iliad 3.250 as cited in Alcman, fr. 105

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