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Harpalyce or Harpalyke may refer to: * Harpalyce (mythology), two characters in Greek mythology: ** Harpalyce, daughter of Clymenus ** Harpalyce, daughter of Harpalycus * Harpalyce (plant), ''Harpalyce'' (plant), a genus in the family Fabaceae of flowering plants * Harpalyce, a ship sunk by SM UB-4, ''UB-4'' during World War I * Harpalyke (moon), a Natural satellite, moon of Jupiter * Delias harpalyce, an Australian butterfly in the family Pieridae {{disambiguation ...
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Harpalyce (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Harpalyce (Ancient Greek: Ἁρπαλύκη) is a name attributed to four women. Harpalyce, character in ''Theseid'' by Boccaccio A woman subordinate to Queen Hippolyta of the Amazons. Orders an attack against Theseus. Most likely one of the same woman mentioned in the other myths below. Harpalyce, daughter of Clymenus Harpalyce was the daughter of King Clymenus of Arcadia, son of either Schoeneus (first version) or of Teleus of Argos (second version). Clymenus was overcome with passion for his daughter. There are several versions of what happened next, of which all embody an incestuous father and a vengeful feast in which a child is killed and served up. In the first version Clymenus, son of Schoeneus, raped his daughter and she became pregnant. When the son was born she served him up as a meal at a banquet to his father, who killed her over that. In an alternative version of this tale, she was instead transformed into a bird, the ''chalkis'' (see second v ...
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