Marpesia

For the genus of butterflies, see Marpesia (butterfly).

"Martesia" redirects here. For the genus of bivalves, see Martesia (bivalve).

Marpesia from Promptuarium Iconum Insigniorum

In ancient Greek and Roman legendary history, Marpesia (Greek: Μαρπησία "Snatcher"; sometimes wrongly spelled Marthesia) was Queen of the Amazons with Lampedo ("burning torch"), her sister, as a co-ruler.^[1] They ruled with Hippo ("horse") after the death of Lysippe.^[2]

Marpesia was one of the rulers who helped establish the Greek city of Ephesus.^[3]

In Giovanni Boccaccio’s Famous Women, a chapter is dedicated to Lampedo and Marpesia.^[4]

References

^[5][6][7]

1. Justinus Epitoma Historiarum philippicarum Pompei Trogi II.4.1-16
2. Famous Amazons Famous Members of the Amazon Nation.
3. Famous members of the Amazon nation Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
4. Giovanni Boccaccio’s Famous Women translated by Virginia Brown 2001, p. 25-27
5. Synope and Orithya Marpesia's daughters
6. Jordanes, The Getica, Chapter 7: The Amazones. The Caucasus. §49 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
7. Orosius, Historiae adversus paganos, I.15.1-6

Bibliography

• Justinus Epitoma Historiarum philippicarum Pompei Trogi II.4.1-16
• Orosius Historiae adversus paganos I.15.1-6
• Giovanni Boccaccio’s Famous Women translated by Virginia Brown 2001, p. 25-27; Cambridge and London, Harvard University Press; ISBN 0-674-01130-9