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.

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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

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Apollo lover Marpessa