Hypate

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In

Aoide, Melete, and Mneme. Alternatively, they were Cephisso, Apollonis, and Borysthenis, which portrayed them as the daughters of Apollo
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Place name

The name of the ancient city Hypate (now Ypati, a village in Phthiotis west of Lamia) is unrelated to this Muse. It has a different etymology meaning "the height of Oeta (Oiti)".

References

  1. ^ Williams, Charles Francis Abdy (1903). The story of notation (1st ed.). London: London, The Walter Scott publishing co., ltd.; New York, C. Scribner's sons. pp. 11–13.


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