Wikipedia / Leipephilene
Wikipedia / Leipephilene
In Greek mythology, Leipephilene () was the daughter of Iolaus and Megara. She was renowned for her beauty which was compared to that of an Olympian goddess. Leipephilene married Phylas and bore two children to him, Hippotes and Thero.
Name
The name form "Leipephilene" is a corruption, and has been variously emended by some editors as "Leipephile" (), "Hippophile" () or "Deiphile" (). The precise original form remains unknown.
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References
Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library