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- Ancient Greek · derived fromῨ̔ψῐπῠ́λη
- Latin · derived fromHypsipylē
- English todayHypsipyle
From Latin Hypsipylē and its etymon, the Ancient Greek Ῠ̔ψῐπῠ́λη (Hŭpsĭpŭ́lē).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The daughter of Thoas and Myrina, queen of Lemnos at the time of the curse by Aphrodite, the island’s subsequent androcide, and the Argonauts’ two-year sojourn on the island, during which time she bore Jason twin sons. Full definition →
From Latin Hypsipylē and its etymon, the Ancient Greek Ῠ̔ψῐπῠ́λη (Hŭpsĭpŭ́lē).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.