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Parthenopeus

In Greek mythology, Parthenopeus ("son of a pierced maidenhead") was one of the Seven Against Thebes and the son of Atalanta and Hippomenes (or Ares or Meleager).

Alternative: Parthenopaeus

Virgil VI, 480.

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