Marpessa, the woman who led the women of
Tegea to defend the city during a war from an invasion led by the Spartan king
Charilaus.[4] Marpessa's weapon was later put in plain sight in the
Temple of Athena Alea, a focal point for the local population in Tegea, showing the importance of this story and the character of Marpessa in the
collective memory of the Tegeans.[5]
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Marpessa, the woman who led the women of
Tegea to defend the city during a war from an invasion led by the Spartan king
Charilaus.[4] Marpessa's weapon was later put in plain sight in the
Temple of Athena Alea, a focal point for the local population in Tegea, showing the importance of this story and the character of Marpessa in the
collective memory of the Tegeans.[5]
This article includes a list of Greek mythological figures with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific Greek mythology article referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended Greek mythology article, if one exists.