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Parthenope

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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In the Greek mythology one of the three Sirens (q. v .), threw herself into the sea because her love for Ulysses was not returned, and was drowned; her body was washed ashore at Naples, which was called Parthenope after her name.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Parthenope'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​p/parthenope.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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