Epipole of Carystus

Epipole of Carystus

In Greek mythology, Epipole was a daughter of Trachion, of Carystus in Euboea. In the disguise of a man she went with the Greeks against Troy. But when Palamedes discovered her sex, she was stoned to death by the Greek army. [Ptolem. Hephaest. 5. (cited by Schmitz)]

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