Hippodamia (daughter of Oenomaus)

Pelops and Hippodamia from the east pediment of the Temple of Zeus in Olympia.

Hippodamia (/ˌhɪpdəˈm.ə/,[1] /hɪˌpɒdə-/;[2] also Hippodamea and Hippodameia; Ancient Greek: Ἱπποδάμεια "she who masters horses" derived from ἵππος hippos "horse" and δαμάζειν damazein "to tame") was a Greek mythological figure. She was the queen of Pisa and the wife of Pelops, appearing with Pelops at a potential cult site in Ancient Olympia.

Although Hippodamia does not speak within her mythologies, she is spoken about by both Onemous and Pelops. It is stated that Hippodamia is Onemous' only joy, and is a virtuous child. Onemous considered many men inferior to his daughter.

  1. ^ "Glossary Index" in Ovid's Metamorphoses: A New Verse Translation by David Raeburn (2004), Penguin, ISBN 978-0-14-044789-7, p. 695.
  2. ^ Walker, John (1830). A Key to the Classical Pronunciation of Greek, Latin, and Scripture Proper Names: To which are Added, Terminational Vocabularies of Hebrew, Greek, and Latin Proper Names: with Observations on the Greek and Latin Accent and Quantity. J.F. Dove. pp. 9, 13, 66.