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Gnevol — Harpalyke
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Published: 2020-02-19 17:52:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 899; Favourites: 34; Downloads: 13
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My new painting!"Harpalyke"
oil on canvas
80 x110x5 cm
www.singulart.com/en/artworks/…
.Harpalyce was the daughter of Harpalykos, king of the Amymnei in Thrace. Her mother died and her father suckled her from the teats of heifers and mares. He trained her as a warrior, intending for her to succeed him as ruler. When Neoptolemus, returning from Troy, attacked Harpalycus and severely wounded him, his daughter retaliated, putting the enemy to flight and saving her father. After her father's death at the hands of the rebellious people, Harpalyce took to plundering herds of cattle, taking advantage of her own ability to run outstandingly fast; eventually she was killed by a group of herdsmen as she got caught in a snare
