Euippe (daughter of Tyrimmas)

Euippe (Greek Εὐίππη ) is a female figure from Greek mythology.

Euippe was the daughter of the king of Epirus Tyrimmas. It was woven by Sophocles in the legend of Odysseus. Accordingly, traveled Odysseus, after he had killed the suitors of his wife Penelope. Due to an oracle to Epirus, where Tyrimmas received him very kindly Odysseus seduced the king's daughter Euippe and begat with her ​​the Euryalus. When he was grown up, Euippe sent him with distinctive mark in Odysseus ' homeland of Ithaca. Penelope but learned the truth, and persuaded her husband to kill Euryalus, as this plan a conspiracy against him. Odysseus had not recognized his illegitimate son and met Penelope's request, so that Euryalus lost his life by his own father 's hand. Lysimachus son called Euippes Leontophron other hand, other authors Doryklos.