Hypermnestra (mythology) explained

See also: Hypermnestra helios. In Greek mythology, Hypermnestra (Ancient Greek: Ὑπερμνήστρα Ὑpermnístra) or Hypermestra may refer to the following women:

• Hypermnestra, one of the Danaids.^[1]
• Hypermnestra, daughter of Thestius and Eurythemis.^[2]
• Hypermestra, another name for Mestra, daughter of Erysichthon.^[3]

Notes

1. [Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]
2. Apollodorus, 1.7.10
3. Brill's New Pauly, s.v. Hypermnestra (3); Antoninus Liberalis, 17 as cited in Nicander's Metamorphoses

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. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
• Antoninus Liberalis, The Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis translated by Francis Celoria (Routledge 1992). Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• Brill’s New Pauly: Encyclopaedia of the Ancient World. Antiquity, Volume 6, Hat-Jus, editors: Hubert Cancik, Helmuth Schneider, Brill, 2005. . Online version at Brill.