Etymology

Marpesia

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Today it means: The queen of the Amazons, who ruled with her sister Lampedo, and helped to establish the Greek city of Ephesus. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Μαρπησία
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromΜαρπησία
  2. English todayMarpesia

From Ancient Greek Μαρπησία (Marpēsía, literally “snatcher”).

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