Iphis
Iphis ( Greek Ἶφις ) is an ancient Greek personal name and means strong or powerful . The name was used for both men and women.
Name bearer:
- Iphis (son of Alector) , king of Argos
- Iphis (Argonaut) , son of Sthenelos and Nikippe , an Argonaut
- Iphis (shepherd) , who committed suicide because of his unrequited love for Anaxarete.
- Iphis, a Theban warrior killed in the procession of the seven against Thebes by Akamas .
Name bearers:
- Iphis (daughter of Ligdus) , daughter of Ligdus and Telethusa
- Iphis (daughter of Peneius)
- Iphis (wife of Heracles) , daughter of Thespios and Megamede, wife of Heracles and mother of Keleustanor
- Iphis, Patroclus ' lover , was stolen by Achilles during the conquest of Skyros , who then gave her to Patroclus.
- Iphis, name of the daughter of Jiftach in George Frideric Handel's Jephtha
See also:
- Iphis , first opera by Elena Kats-Chernin
- Iphis et Iante , comedy by Isaac de Benserade
- Iphis flycatcher , a species of songbird
