In Greek mythology, Hippe ( /ˈhɪpi/; Ancient Greek: Ἵππη; English translation: "mare (horse)"), also known as Melanippe [1] ( /mɛləˈnɪpi/; Μελανίππη) or Euippe ( /juːˈɪpi/; Εὐίππη), was the daughter of the Centaur Chiron and Chariclo. [2] She was seduced by Aeolus and bore a daughter, Melanippe or Arne, but was ashamed to tell her father. Artemis took pity on her and, according to one account, turned her into the constellation Pegasus originally called the Horse. [3]
In Greek mythology, Hippe ( /ˈhɪpi/; Ancient Greek: Ἵππη; English translation: "mare (horse)"), also known as Melanippe [1] ( /mɛləˈnɪpi/; Μελανίππη) or Euippe ( /juːˈɪpi/; Εὐίππη), was the daughter of the Centaur Chiron and Chariclo. [2] She was seduced by Aeolus and bore a daughter, Melanippe or Arne, but was ashamed to tell her father. Artemis took pity on her and, according to one account, turned her into the constellation Pegasus originally called the Horse. [3]