place
Lemnos
Aegean island ruled by Hypsipyle, where the women once killed all their men; Jason and the Argonauts stayed there.
Reading notes
- The Art of Love §2.26 Lemnos
The island sacred to Vulcan, whither he feigned a journey to spring his trap.
- The Heroides §6 Lemnos
Hypsipyle's Aegean island kingdom, where the women had slaughtered their husbands and where the Argonauts lingered.
- The Heroides §6 the women of Lemnos
The women of Lemnos, who once murdered all their menfolk; Hypsipyle alludes to their terrible resolve.
- Metamorphoses §13.386 Lemnos
The Aegean island, sacred to Vulcan, where Philoctetes was left.