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Mĕlănippē, ēs, f., = Μελανίππη.

      1. 1. Daughter of Desmon or Æolus, the mother by Neptune of Bœotus and Æolus, the founders of Bœotia and Æolia, Hyg. Fab. 186; Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 5.
        Acc. plur.: Melanippas, Arn. 4, 26. She was the subject of two tragedies; by Attius, Varr. L. L. 7, 3, § 65 Müll.; Cic. Off. 1, 31, 114; and by Ennius, Gell. 5, 11, 12; cf. Juv. 8, 229.
      2. 2. A sister of Antiope, queen of the Amazons, taken captive by Hercules, Just. 2, 4, 23 sq.