Lycaste (mythology)

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In Greek mythology, the name Lycaste (Λυκάστη) may refer to:

  • Lycaste of Lemnos, who slew her twin brother Cydimus the night all men on Lemnos were massacred by their women, and was glimpsed by Hypsipyle standing over his dead body overcome with remorse.[3]

References

  1. Nonnus, Dionysiaca, 14. 225; 29. 263, 275
  2. Claudian, De consulatu Stilichonis, 3. 252; 276; 292
  3. Statius, Thebaid, 5. 226 ff


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