Marpessa

M3A1R1P3E1S1S1A1

proper noun

A town of ancient Greece in Paros.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA town of ancient Greece in Paros.
  2. Greekhuman sciencesAn Aetolian princess and daughter of Evenus.
  3. Greekalternativehuman sciencesAlternative form of Marpesia (“Amazon queen”).
  4. Greekhuman sciencesA Theban woman whose betrothed, Phylleus, was killed by Tydeus during the campaign of the Seven against Thebes.
  5. Greekhuman sciencesThe woman who led the women of Tegea to defend the city during a war from an invasion led by the Spartan king Charilaus.
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APA

Marpessa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marpessa

MLA

“Marpessa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marpessa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Marpessa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marpessa.

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