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noun

Antĭŏpa

gen. Antĭŏpae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
A daughter of Nycteus; wife of Lycus; king of Thebes
A daughter of Nycteus, wife of Lycus, king of Thebes, mother of Amphion and Zethus. She was bound to the neck of a bull by Dirce, whom Lycus had married, but was released by her sons, Hyg. Fab. 7.—
The name of a tragedy of Pacuvius
The name of a tragedy of Pacuvius, Cic. Fin. 1, 2, 4; Pers. 1, 77.
Perseus ID: n2879 Key: Antiopa