Melanippe
Multiple figures in Greek myth share the name Melanippe.
Melanippe is a name borne by several figures in Greek mythology, most notably the daughter of the Centaur Chiron, also called Hippe or Euippe. She bore a daughter to Aeolus and was transformed into a mare by Artemis, either as punishment for scorn or for divulging divine secrets, and later placed among the stars.
Quick Facts
- Also known as
- Hippe or Euippe
- Father
- Chiron (the Centaur)
- Daughter
- Melanippe or Arne (to Aeolus)
- Transformed by
- Artemis
- Transformation
- Into a mare
- Other identities
- Daughter of Aeolus
- Aetolian princess
- Amazon
- wife of Hippotes
- nymph
- possible wife of King Chalcodon
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