What is "deidamia"

n. (context Greek mythology English) the daughter of King Lycomedes of Scyros

In Greek mythology, Deidamia (; , Deidameia) is the daughter of King Lycomedes of Scyros.

Deidamia was one of King Lycomedes's seven daughters with whom Achilles was concealed. Some versions of this story state that Achilles was hidden in Lycomedes's court as one of the king's daughters, some say as a lady-in-waiting under the name " Pyrrha". Despite the fact that Achilles and Deidamea could have been as young as eight years old, the two soon became romantically involved to the point of intimacy. After Odysseus arrived at Lycomedes's palace and exposed Achilles as a young man, Achilles decided to join the Trojan War, leaving behind a pregnant, heart-broken Deidamia. Their son, Neoptolemus, later joined his father in the Trojan War but was eventually killed by Orestes. It is also mentioned that Neoptolemus gave Deidamia in marriage to his ally Helenus. Ptolemy Hephaestion mentions that Achilles and Deidamia had another son, Oneiros, who was unwittingly killed by Orestes.

Deidamia may refer to:

• Deidamia (mythology), from Greek mythology.
• from Greek mythology, another name for Hippodamia, wife of Pirithous.
• Deidamia I of Epirus, wife of Demetrius Poliorcetes
• Deidamia II of Epirus, last ruler of the Aeacid dynasty.
• Deidamia (opera), by George Frideric Handel.
• Deidamia (botanical genus), a genus of plants related to the Passion flowers ( Passifloraceae).
• Deidamia, a former genus of crustaceans, now included in Willemoesia ( Polychelidae).
• Deidamia (moth), a genus of moths in the Sphingidae family, containing the single species Deidamia inscriptum.

Deidamia ( HWV 42) is an opera in three acts composed by George Frideric Handel to an Italian libretto by Paolo Antonio Rolli. It premiered on 10 January 1741 at Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, London.