The Argonautica · Character
Hypsipylê
Queen of Lemnos, where the women have killed their men, she welcomes the Argonauts and finds in Jason a brief, complicated respite from a kingdom built on blood.
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First appearance: Book I: The Gathering of Heroes and the Voyage Begins
As a supporting figure in The Argonautica, Hypsipylê is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Queen of Lemnos; becomes Jason's lover and bids him a tearful farewell, asking him to remember her.
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Hypsipyle rules an island of women who slaughtered their husbands, and her authority rests on a crime she did not prevent and cannot undo. When the Argonauts land, she offers hospitality that slides quickly into…
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See Hypsipylê in Book I: The Gathering of Heroes and the Voyage Begins