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Meaning of Marpessa | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A town of ancient Greece in Paros.
  2. An Aetolian princess and daughter of Evenus.
  3. A Theban woman whose betrothed, Phylleus, was killed by Tydeus during the campaign of the Seven against Thebes.
  4. The woman who led the women of Tegea to defend the city during a war from an invasion led by the Spartan king Charilaus.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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