Iphianassa

In Greek mythology, Iphianassa (Ancient Greek: Ίφιάνασσα Īphianassa means 'strong queen' or 'rule strongly' ) is a name that refers to several characters.


 * Iphianassa, one of the 50 Nereids, marine-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris.
 * Iphianassa, consort of King Endymion of Elis and mother of Aetolus. The wife of Endymion was otherwise known as Asterodia, Chromia, Hyperippe or a nameless Naiad nymph.
 * Iphianassa, one of the three maenadic daughters of the Argive king Proetus by Stheneboea who were purified of their madness by Melampus. Iphianassa eventually married Melampus.
 * Iphianassa, a Mycenaean princess as the daughter of King Agamemnon and Clytemnestra.
 * Iphianassa, mother of Menalces by Medon of Cilla. Her son was killed by Neoptolemus.