User:Iamthecheese44/List of mythological princesses sandbox
Appearance
The following is a list of princesses who appear in various myths and legends of a variety of different cultures.
Princess | Culture | Notes |
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Andromeda | Greek | Famous princess rescued by the hero Perseus in ancient Greek mythology. Daughter of the Aethiopian king, Cepheus, and his queen, Cassiopeia. |
Astydameia | Greek | Daughter of Pelops and Hippodameia. Married to Alcaeus and mother of Amphitryon, Anaxo, and Perimede. |
Eurydice of Mycenae | Greek | Daughter of Pelops and Hippodameia. Married to King Electryon of Mycenae, and mother of Alcmene, the mother of Heracles (though in some versions Eurydice was replaced by Electryon's niece, Anaxo). |
Helen of Troy | Greek | Portrayed by Ovid in Heroides as a young princess. |
Princess Nausicaä | Greek | |
Penelope | Greek | Daughter of the Spartan king Icarius and his wife, the Naiad Periboea (alternatively ). Faithful wife of Odysseus and mother of his son, Telemachus. |
Konohanasakuya-hime | Japanese | |
Brunhild | Norse | |
Skuld | Norse/Scandinavian | |
Gráinne | Irish | Daughter of Cormac mac Airt from the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology. |
Iseult of Brittany | Celtic | Iseult Blanchmains (Iseult "of the White Hands"), daughter of Hoel of Brittany. |
Iseult of Ireland | Celtic | Heroine of the famous love story "Tristan and Iseult". The daughter of King Anguish of Ireland and Queen Iseult the Elder. Also spelled Isolde or Yseult. |
Iwa-Naga-hime | Japanese | The elder sister of Konohanasakuya-hime. |
Konohanasakuya-hime | Japanese | The daughter of the mountain god Ohoyamatsumi. Blossom-princess and symbol of delicate earthly life. Wife of Ninigi and mother of Hoderi, Hosuseri, and Hoori. |