Marpessa (English, name)
expansion: Marpessa
Senses:
glosses: A town of ancient Greece in Paros.
tags: historical
topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
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glosses: An Aetolian princess and daughter of Evenus.
tags: Greek
topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: Alternative form of Marpesia (“Amazon queen”).
tags: Greek
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topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: A Theban woman whose betrothed, Phylleus, was killed by Tydeus during the campaign of the Seven against Thebes.
tags: Greek
topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The woman who led the women of Tegea to defend the city during a war from an invasion led by the Spartan king Charilaus.
tags: Greek
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