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Λυσιμάχη

From LSJ

Καλὸν τὸ νικᾶν ἀλλ' ὑπερνικᾶν κακόν → Vincere bonum est: ultra fas vincere lubricum → Schön ist zu siegen, übermäßig siegen schlecht

Menander, Monostichoi, 299

Lysimache (/laɪˈsɪməkiː/; Ancient Greek: Λυσιμάχη Lusimákhē) is the name of two characters in Greek mythology:

  • Lysimache, daughter of Abas, son of Melampus. She married king Talaus of Argos and bore him these children: Adrastus, Mecisteus, Hippomedon, Pronax, Aristomachus, and Eriphyle.
  • Lysimache, a daughter of Priam, king of Troy.