Iphianeira

The name Iphianeira occurs in Greek genealogical tradition in at least two attachable attestations. In one attestation preserved by Diodorus Siculus and summarized in modern reference works, Iphianeira is presented as a daughter of Megapenthes who becomes the wife of the seer Melampus and mother of children named Antiphates, Manto, Bias, and Pronoe. In another strand preserved in summaries of the Catalogue of Women and genealogical entries, an Iphianeira appears as daughter of Oicles (Oecles) and Hypermnestra and sister to Amphiaraus and Polyboea; this placement links her into the broader Argive/Theban seer-lines and may represent a later-generation bearer of the name within the same family-network. Sources differ on generational placement and parentage, and the attested material is primarily genealogical rather than narrative.

No physical description is provided in the cited sources. Iphianeira is attested only as a named woman within genealogical lists and narratives; surviving citations record familial relations (daughter, wife, mother, sister) but do not supply details of appearance, dress, age, or distinguishing physical attributes.

The sources do not ascribe supernatural powers, cult roles, or special abilities to Iphianeira. Her function in the tradition is genealogical and relational: she is recorded as wife and mother in one tradition and as daughter and sister in another. There is no evidence in the provided material that she exercised seer-powers, magical acts, or independent mythic deeds; any such attribution would be speculative beyond the cited texts.