In Greek mythology, Xanthippe (Ancient Greek: Ξανθίππη "blonde horse" derived from ξανθος xanthos "blonde/golden" and ‘ιππος hippos "horse") is a name that may refer to:
Xanthippe, daughter of Dorus, son of Apollo and Phthia. She was the wife of King Pleuron and mother by him of Agenor, Sterope, Stratonice and Laophonte.Apollodorus, 1.7.7 Xanthippe, daughter of Myconus. She fed her imprisoned father with her own breastmilk to prevent him from dying of starvation.Hyginus, Fabulae 254 She is also known as Pero.Valerius Maximus, 5.4. ext.1 Xanthippe, an Amazon who is depicted confronting Iolaus on a red-figure vase painting.Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (ed.): Ausführliches Lexikon der griechischen und römischen Mythologie. Band VI (U-Z), Hildesheim, 1965, s. 518 (German)
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Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website. Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.