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Laodamia

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In Greek mythology, the name Laodamia (Λαοδάμεια) referred to:

  • Laodamia or Deidamia, daughter of Bellerophon and Philonoe, sister of Hippolochus and Isander and the mother of Sarpedon by Zeus. She was shot by Artemis (that is, died a sudden, instant death) one day when she was weaving. Diodorus Siculus makes her the wife of Evander, who was a son of Sarpedon the elder and by her father of Sarpedon the younger.
  • Laodamia, daughter of Acastus and Astydameia and the wife of Protesilaus. When her husband fell in the Trojan War, Laodamia committed suicide rather than be without him.
  • Laodamia or Leaneira, a daughter of Amyclas and Diomede, mother of Triphylus by Arcas.
  • Laodamia, daughter of Alcmaeon, wife of Peleus and mother by him of Polydora. But see Antigone (daughter of Eurytion).
  • Laodamia, wife of Anticlus. Her husband was one of the men who were hiding in the Trojan Horse.
  • Laodamia, another name for Iphthime.
  • Laodamia or Arsinoe, nurse of Orestes. She saved his life by sending him to Strophius after the murder of Agamemnon, whereas Aegisthus killed her own son, taking him for Orestes.
  • Laodamia, alternate name for Hippodamia (wife of Pirithous) occurring in a red-figure vase painting.
  • References

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