Marpessa
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Marpessa is a figure in Greek mythology known as a mortal woman whose beauty led to a famous love contest between the god Apollo and the hero Idas.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mortal woman in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| abductedBy |
Apollo
ⓘ
Idas ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Apollo ⓘ |
| associatedHero | Idas ⓘ |
| associatedWith | love contest between Apollo and Idas ⓘ |
| child |
Cleopatra VII
ⓘ
surface form:
Cleopatra
Cleopatra Alcyone ⓘ |
| choseAsHusband | Idas ⓘ |
| culturalSphere |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| father | Evenus ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| grandfather | Ares ⓘ |
| involvedInEvent | dispute between Apollo and Idas ⓘ |
| knownFor | being the object of a contest between Apollo and Idas ⓘ |
| languageOfTradition | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| madeChoiceBetween |
Apollo
ⓘ
Idas ⓘ |
| mortalStatus | mortal ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| mythType | heroic legend ⓘ |
| notableRelative |
Ares
ⓘ
Cleopatra ⓘ Evenus ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
choice between mortal and immortal lover
ⓘ
conflict between god and hero over a woman ⓘ |
| partner | Idas ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Zeus ⓘ |
| pursuedBy | Apollo ⓘ |
| reasonForChoice | fear that Apollo would abandon her when she grew old ⓘ |
| rejectedLover | Apollo ⓘ |
| sourceText |
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollodorus, Bibliotheca
Pausanias’ Description of Greece ⓘ
surface form:
Pausanias, Description of Greece
|
| spouse | Idas ⓘ |