Marpessa

In Greek mythology, Marpessa /ˌmɑːrˈpɛsə/ (Ancient Greek: Μάρπησσα, romanized: Márpēssa, "the robbed one" or "snatcher" or "gobbler"^[1]) may refer to the following figures:

• Marpessa, an Aetolian princess and daughter of Evenus.^[2]
• Marpessa or Marpesia, an Amazon queen.
• Marpessa, a Theban woman whose betrothed, Phylleus, was killed by Tydeus during the campaign of the Seven against Thebes.^[3]
• Marpessa, the woman who led the women of Tegea to defend the city during a war from an invasion led by the Spartan king Charilaus.^[4] Marpessa's weapon was later put in plain sight in the Temple of Athena Alea, a focal point for the local population in Tegea, showing the importance of this story and the character of Marpessa in the collective memory of the Tegeans.^[5]