Hippodamia (disambiguation)

Hippodamia (disambiguation)

Hippodamia (English translation: "tamer of horses") is an etymologically derived from the Greek terms "hippos" ("horse") and "damazo" ("to tame"). The name is attributed to the following:

*The common North American ladybug genus "Hippodamia"
*Hippodamia, the wife of Pelops in Greek mythology
*Hippodamia, wife of Pirithous, also in Greek mythology
*asteroid 692 Hippodamia


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