Glaucippe Explained

Glaucippe (Ancient Greek: Γλαυκίππη), in Greek mythology, is a name that may refer to:

• Glaucippe, a Libyan princess as one of the Danaïdes, 50 daughters of King Danaus and the naiad Polyxo. She married (and murdered) Potamon, son of Aegyptus and Caliadne.^[1] This Glaucippe is also mentioned by Hyginus. Due to his list of Danaids and Aegyptiads being poorly preserved, her husband's name is almost illegible here: *Niavius.^[2]
• Glaucippe, daughter of Xanthus and possible mother of Hecuba.^[3]

Notes

1. [Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]
2. [Hyginus]
3. [Scholia]

References

• Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
• Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.