Hippodamy girl of Œnomaos

See also: Hippodamie

In the Greek Mythology, Hippodamie (in Greek old Ἱπποδάμεια / Hippodámeia ) is the girl of Œnomaos, king of Pisa in Élide.

His/her father had promised his hand with whoever could beat it in a race of tank which it was certain to gain, because an oracle had predicted to him its death of the hand of his/her son-in-law. All the applicants failed and were put at died until Pélops overcame it by the trick, with the assistance of Hippodamie, or rather that of the coachman Myrtilos who, unscrewing a wheel of the tank of Œnomaos led it to the demise.

Married to Pélops, it had of them many children, of which Atrée, Thyeste, Trézène, Sicyon, Sciron, Coprée, Alcathoos, Nicippé, Cléoné, Eurydice, Eurymède and Pitthée.

Later, it was driven out by her husband to have made assassinate his son-in-law Chrysippe. It took refuge in Argolide.

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