Lysimache

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Lysimache (; Ancient Greek: Λυσιμάχη Lusimákhē) is the name of three characters in Greek mythology and history:

Lysimache, daughter of Abas, son of Melampus. She married king Talaus of Argos and bore him these children: Adrastus, Mecisteus, Hippomedon, Pronax, Aristomachus, and Eriphyle.
Lysimache, a daughter of Priam, king of Troy.
Lysimache, daughter of Drakontides of Bate. She was a high priestess of Athena Polias, serving as such for 64 years (430–365 BCE).

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References

Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.

References

[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus). Apollodorus]], [http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0548.tlg001.perseus-eng1:1.9.13 1.9.13].
[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus). Apollodorus]], [http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0548.tlg001.perseus-eng1:3.12.5 3.12.5].
Keesling, Catherine M.. (2012). "Syeris, Diakonos of the Priestess Lysimache on the Athenian Acropolis (IG II² 3464)". Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.

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