deidamia

Updated: June 14, 2025

And here his wife Deidamia came by sea out of Greece to meet him, but not long after contracted an illness, of which she died. After her death, Demetrius, by the mediation of Seleucus, became reconciled to Ptolemy, and an agreement was made that he should marry his daughter Ptolemais. Thus far all was handsomely done on the part of Seleucus.

Plutarch - Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans

Then Ulysses knew he had found Achilles, and told him of the famous war that was beginning, and the youth threw off his maiden’s garb, put on his armour, and went eagerly with them; but before he went he married the fair Deidamia, and left her to wait for him at Scyros, where she had a son named Pyrrhus.

Charlotte Mary Yonge - Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History

The wife of Demetrius was Deidamia, the sister of Pyrrhus, so that Pyrrhus looked upon Demetrius as his natural ally. He accordingly offered to enter the service of Demetrius, and was readily received.

Jacob Abbott - Pyrrhus: Makers of History

But the heart of a man had he, and the love of a man. From dawn to dark he would sit by Deidamia, and anon would kiss her hand, and oft would lift the beautiful warp of her loom and praise the sweet threads, having no such joy in any other girl of her company. Yea, all things he essayed, and all for one end, that they twain might share an undivided sleep. Now he once even spake to her, saying

of Phlossa near Smyrna Bion - Theocritus Bion and Moschus Rendered into English Prose

As for Demetrius, with five thousand foot and four thousand horse, he fled at his utmost speed to Ephesus, where it was the common opinion he would seize the treasures of the temple to relieve his wants; but he, on the contrary, fearing such an attempt on the part of his soldiers, hastened away, and sailed for Greece, his chief remaining hopes being placed in the fidelity of the Athenians, with whom he had left part of his navy and of his treasure and his wife Deidamia.

Plutarch - Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans

A song of Scyra, Lycidas, is my desire, a sweet love- story, the stolen kisses of the son of Peleus, the stolen bed of love how he, that was a boy, did on the weeds of women, and how he belied his form, and how among the heedless daughters of Lycomedes, Deidamia cherished Achilles in her bower. Lycidas. The herdsman bore off Helen, upon a time, and carried her to Ida, sore sorrow to OEnone.

of Phlossa near Smyrna Bion - Theocritus Bion and Moschus Rendered into English Prose