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Hippe

In Greek mythology, Hippe, also known as Melanippe or Euippe, was the daughter of the Centaur Chiron and Chariclo. She was seduced by Aeolus and bore a daughter, Melanippe or Arne, but was ashamed to tell her father. Artemis took pity on her and, according to one account, turned her into the constellation Pegasus originally called the Horse.

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In Greek mythology, Hippe (Ancient Greek: Ancient Greek: Ἵππη, lit. 'mare' or 'horse'; pronounced /ˈhɪpi/, Hip-pay), also known as Melanippe¹ or Euippe, was the daughter of the Centaur Chiron and Chariclo.² She was seduced by Aeolus and bore a daughter, Melanippe or Arne, but was ashamed to tell her father. Artemis took pity on her and, according to one account, turned her into the constellation Pegasus originally called the Horse.³

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Pseudo-Eratosthenes, Catasterisms 18; Hyginus, De astronomia 2.18; Smith, "Melanippe" 1.
Kuhn, on Julius Pollux, 4.141
Hard 2015, pp.49–52.

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Hard, Robin (2015), Eratosthenes and Hyginus: Constellation Myths, With Aratus's Phaenomena, Oxford University Press, 2015. ISBN 978-0-19-871698-3.