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|Text=[[Παρθενοπαῖος]], ὁ (lengthened in [[Aeschylus|Aesch.]], ''Theb.'' 547, and [[Euripides]], ''Supp.'' 899), or say, [[son of Atalanta]].
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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>Parthĕnŏpaeus</b>: i, m., = [[Παρθενοπαῖος]],<br /><b>I</b> the [[son]] of [[Meleager]] and Atalante, one of the [[seven]] [[who]] went [[against]] [[Thebes]]: [[inclutus]] armis [[Parthenopaeus]], Verg. A. 6, 480; Stat. Th. 4, 248; cf. Hyg. Fab. 99.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>Parthĕnŏpæus</b>,¹⁶ ī, m. ([[Παρθενοπαῖος]]), Parthénopée [roi d’Arcadie, fils de Méléagre et d’Atalante, un des sept chefs qui assiégèrent Thèbes et périrent devant [[cette]] ville] : Virg. En. 6, 430 ; Stat. Th. 4, 248.
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{{Georges
|georg=Parthenopaeus, ī, m. ([[Παρθενοπαῖος]]), [[einer]] der [[sieben]] Fürsten [[vor]] Theben, Verg. Aen. 6, 480. Hyg. fab. 99 u. 270.
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|wketx=In Greek mythology, [[Parthenopaeus]] or [[Parthenpaios]] (/pɑːrˌθɛnəˈpiːəs/; Ancient Greek: [[Παρθενοπαῖος]], Parthenopaîos) was one of the Seven against Thebes, a native of Arcadia, described as young and outstandingly good-looking, but at the same time arrogant, ruthless and over-confident, although an unproblematic ally for the [[Argive|Argives]].

Parthenopaeus was the son of [[Atalanta]] by either her husband [[Hippomenes]] (Melanion), or by [[Meleager]], or [[Ares]]. A less common version makes him a son of [[Talaus]] and [[Lysimache]] (which makes him a close relative of the other members of the Seven and thereby motivates his involvement in the war). [[Hyginus]] writes that he was left exposed by [[Atalanta]] on Mount [[Parthenius]] ("virginal") in [[Arcadia]], so that she could conceal the fact that she was not a virgin anymore; the name Parthenopaeus is accordingly interpreted by [[Hyginus]] as "seemingly-virginal" or the like, as if referring to the fact that his mother was pretending to still be a virgin. He was subsequently rescued by a shepherd, along with [[Telephus]], the son of [[Auge]] and [[Heracles]], who had been abandoned on the same mountain, and the two boys were good friends. Parthenopaeus went with [[Telephus]] to [[Teuthrania]], where he helped him repulse [[Idas]]'s invasion of the kingdom of [[Teuthras]].

Euripides noted that Parthenopaeus moved from Arcadia to Argos at a young age, and seemed to have enjoyed a friendly reception from the Argives.
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|trtx=bg: Партенопей; ca: Partenopeu; cs: Parthenopaios; de: Parthenopaios; el: Παρθενοπαίος; en: Parthenopaeus; eo: Partenopeo; es: Partenopeo; et: Parthenopaios; fi: Parthenopaios; fr: Parthénopée; it: Partenopeo; ja: パルテノパイオス; ko: 파르테노파이오스; pl: Partenopajos; pt: Partenopeu; ru: Парфенопей; sh: Partenopej; sk: Parthenopaios; sr: Партенопеј; uk: Партенопей; zh: 包色諾包伊斯
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