Echemela is not described as a mythic origin figure but appears in genealogical listings and scholia: she is given as the bride of Megapenthes, the illegitimate son of Menelaus of Sparta. The reading Echemela (with variants Echemelē and Echemelos) is preserved in manuscript/commentarial traditions — notably transmitted by Eustathius of Thessalonica — and is recorded in later encyclopedic compilations that note onomastic variants for minor mythic personages. Sources supplying these attestations include medieval commentaries and modern reference compilations based on those traditions.
No physical description or iconography is provided in the attested sources. Echemela/Iphiloche is only identified by name and genealogical relationship (bride of Megapenthes, in one tradition daughter of Alector); no appearance details are recorded in the supplied material.
None attested. The sources do not ascribe supernatural powers, deeds, or characteristic behaviors to Echemela; she functions as a named marital partner within genealogical accounts.
Menka
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Ananke
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Antiphus
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Bebryces
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Caletor
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Ctimenus
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Damno
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Diores
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Dotis
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Egremus
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Epistrophus
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Haemon
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Laophonte
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Medon
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- [1]Megapenthes (son of Menelaus) — Wikipedia. Wikipedia, 'Megapenthes (son of Menelaus)'wiki
- [2]Megapenthes — Wikipedia (article noting name variants). Wikipedia entry summarizing variant readings (Iphiloche/Echemela)wiki
- [3]Wikidata: Echemela (Pauly-Wissowa attestation). Wikidata entry referencing Pauly-Wissowa and related classical reference worksother
- [4]Aldrovandi / Gessner commentary references (summaries). Aldrovandi/Gessner-adjacent commentary summaries noting transmission of the variant nameother
- [5]Alector — Wikipedia. Wikipedia entry for Alector (father-name attested in some traditions for the bride)wiki