Menippe (mythology)

Menippe (/mɪˈnɪpiː/; Ancient Greek: Μενίππη Menippê means 'the courageous mare'^[1] or 'sipper'^[2]) in Greek mythology may refer to the following women:

• Menippe, one of the 3,000 Oceanides, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys.^[3]
• Menippe, the "divine" Nereid,^[2] one of the 50 marine-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris.^[4]
• Menippe, daughter of Orion,^[5] see Menippe and Metioche
• Menippe, a Thessalian naiad daughter of the river-god Peneus. By Pelasgus, she became the mother of Phrastor, who emigrated to Italy and there became the king of the Tyrrhenians.^[6]
• Menippe, daughter of Thamyris and mother of Orpheus by Oeagrus.^[7]
• Menippe, one of the Amazons. She fought in Aeetes' army against the troops of Perses.^[8]