Lysimache Explained

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

• 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.^[1]
• Lysimache, a daughter of Priam, king of Troy.^[2]
• Lysimache,^[3] daughter of Drakontides of Bate. She was a high priestess of Athena Polias, serving as such for 64 years (430 - 365 BCE).

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. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.

Notes and References

1. [Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]
2. [Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]
3. 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 . 81 . 3 . 467 . 10.2972/hesperia.81.3.0467 . JSTOR.