Leucippe

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In Greek mythology, Leucippe ("white horse") is the name of the following individuals:

  • One of the Minyades, who were driven by Dionysus to kill her son Hippasus
  • An oceanid who was with Persephone when she was kidnapped by Hades
  • A priestess of Apollo, daughter of Thestor and Megara (mythology), sister of Theano
  • The wife of Ilus and mother of Laomedon
  • The wife of Thestius and mother of Iphicles, Prothous, and Cometes
  • The wife of Laomedon and mother of his children, including Priam
  • The wife of Euenor (mythology) and mother of Cleito. The couple were born of the soil.
  • The heroine of The Adventures of Leucippe and Cleitophon by Achilles Tatius.