In Greek mythology, Hippothoe (Ancient Greek: Ἱπποθόη Hippothoê means 'swift as a mare'[1]) is the name of five distinct characters.

Hippothoe is also the scientific name of Lycaena hippothoe, the "Purple-edged Copper" butterfly.[11]

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  1. ^ Kerényi, Carl (1951). The Gods of the Greeks. London: Thames and Hudson. p. 65.
  2. ^ Hesiod, Theogony 251; Apollodorus, 1.2.7
  3. ^ Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 181. ISBN 9780786471119.
  4. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 170
  5. ^ Apollodorus, 2.4.5
  6. ^ Apollodorus, 1.9.10
  7. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 24
  8. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 163; Quintus Smyrnaeus, 1.44; Tzetzes, Posthomerica 176
  9. ^ Quintus Smyrnaeus, 1.532
  10. ^ "Brave Women Warriors Of Greek Myth: An Amazon Roster". www.whoosh.org. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  11. ^ "Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa". www.leps.it. Retrieved 2019-09-20.

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