Iphis (disambiguation)

Iphis (Greek Ἶφις ) is an ancient Greek personal name, meaning strong or powerful. The name has been used both for men than for women.

Male namesakes:

  • Iphis, the son of Alektor, King of Argos
  • Iphis, son of Sthenelus and Nikippe, an Argonaut
  • Iphis ( Shepherd ), who committed suicide due to Anaxarete of unrequited love.
  • Iphis, a Theban warrior who was killed in the train of the Seven against Thebes of Akamas.

Female namesakes:

  • Iphis, daughter of Ligdus and Telethusa in Ovid 's Metamorphoses in
  • Iphis, daughter of Thespios and Megamede, wife of Heracles and mother of Keleustanor
  • Iphis, lover of Patroclus, was robbed of Achilles during the conquest of Skyros, which then gave Patroclus.
  • Iphis, name of the daughter of Jephthah in George Frideric Handel's Jephtha

See also:

  • Iphis, first opera by Elena Kats- Chernin
  • Iphis et Iante, comedy by Isaac de Benserade
  • Iphis - flycatchers, a Singvogelart
  • Disambiguation
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