Hippodamia (wife of Pirithous)
In Greek mythology, the daughter of Atrax / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In Greek mythology, Hippodamia (/ˌhɪpɒdəˈmaɪ.ə/;[1] Ancient Greek: Ἱπποδάμεια means 'she who masters horses' derived from ἵππος hippos "horse" and δαμάζειν damazein "to tame") was the daughter of Atrax[2] or Butes[3] or Adrastus[4] and the bride of King Pirithous of the Lapiths. She was also known as Deidamia (/ˌdaɪdəˈmaɪ.ə/; Ancient Greek: Δηιδάμεια),[5] Laodamia /ˌleɪ.ədəˈmaɪ.ə/,[6] Hippoboteia /ˌhɪpəbəˈtaɪ.ə/,[7] Dia /ˈdaɪ.ə/[8] or Ischomache /ɪˈskɒməkiː/[9]).