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Marpessa

Marpessa proper noun: a town of ancient Greece in Paros. Also the alternative form of Marpesia.

Proper noun

Marpessa

  1. (historical) A town of ancient Greece in Paros.
  2. (Greek) An Aetolian princess and daughter of Evenus.
  3. (Greek) A Theban woman whose betrothed, Phylleus, was killed by Tydeus during the campaign of the Seven against Thebes.
  4. (Greek) The woman who led the women of Tegea to defend the city during a war from an invasion led by the Spartan king Charilaus.

Also used as

Marpessa is also the alternative form of Marpesia.

Questions about Marpessa

What does Marpessa mean?
Marpessa means a town of ancient Greece in Paros.
What part of speech is Marpessa?
Marpessa is a proper noun.

Words near Marpessa in the dictionary

  1. Maroz
  2. MARPAC
  3. MARPAT
  4. MARPATs
  5. Marpesia
  6. Marpessa
  7. Marple
  8. Marple Bridge
  9. Marples
  10. marplot
  11. marplotry

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