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Antiope

/ænˈtaɪ.əpi/

Antiope proper noun: an Amazon, daughter of Ares and sister to Melanippe and Hippolyte, (and possibly Orithyia), queens of the Amazons,. She was the wife of Theseus, and the only Amazon known to have married.

Proper noun

Antiope

  1. (Greek) An Amazon, daughter of Ares and sister to Melanippe and Hippolyte, (and possibly Orithyia), queens of the Amazons,. She was the wife of Theseus, and the only Amazon known to have married.
  2. (Greek) The daughter of the Boeotian river god Asopus, according to Homer.
  3. 90 Antiope, a main belt asteroid.

Questions about Antiope

What does Antiope mean?
Antiope means an Amazon, daughter of Ares and sister to Melanippe and Hippolyte, (and possibly Orithyia), queens of the Amazons,. She was the wife of Theseus, and the only Amazon known to have married.
What part of speech is Antiope?
Antiope is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Antiope?
Antiope is pronounced /ænˈtaɪ.əpi/.

Words near Antiope in the dictionary

  1. antioncogene
  2. antioncogenes
  3. antioncogenetic
  4. antioncogenic
  5. antioomycete
  6. Antiope
  7. antiopelmous
  8. antiopera
  9. antioperas
  10. antiophidian
  11. antiophidic

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