{{Short description|Mother of the Argonauts Amphion and Asterius in Greek mythology}} In Greek mythology, '''Hypso''', from Pellene in Achaea, was the mother of the Argonauts Amphion and Asterius (Deucalion<ref name=":0">Valerius Flaccus, [http://www.theoi.com/Text/ValeriusFlaccus1.html 1.367]</ref>) by Hyperasius, son of Pelles.<ref>Apollonius of Rhodes, 1.176</ref> In some sources, the father of these men were Hippasus.<ref>Hyginus, ''Fabulae'' 14</ref> Hypso gave birth to her sons at one birth and she could not tell one apart from the other because of their likeness.<ref name=":0" /> This suggests that they were identical twins.
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== References == * Apollonius Rhodius, ''Argonautica'' translated by Robert Cooper Seaton (1853-1915), R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912. [https://topostext.org/work/126 Online version at the Topos Text Project.] * Apollonius Rhodius, ''Argonautica''. George W. Mooney. London. Longmans, Green. 1912. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0227 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library]. * Gaius Julius Hyginus, ''Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus'' translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. [https://topostext.org/work/206 Online version at the Topos Text Project.] * Gaius Valerius Flaccus, ''Argonautica'' translated by Mozley, J H. Loeb Classical Library Volume 286. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1928. [http://www.theoi.com/Text/ValeriusFlaccus1.html Online version at theio.com.] * Gaius Valerius Flaccus, ''Argonauticon.'' Otto Kramer. Leipzig. Teubner. 1913. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:2007.01.0058 Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.]
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