Hypsipyle

In Greek mythology, Hypsipyle (Ὑψιπύλη) was the Queen of Lemnos, daughter of Thoas and Myrina.

During her reign, Aphrodite cursed the women of the island for having neglected her shrines. (According to Bibliotheca 1.9.17, the women were afflicted with an evil smell.) The men took up with female slaves taken on raids on Thrace. The women of the island decided upon revenge and, in one night, killed all their male relatives. Hypsipyle alone spared a male. She hid her father, Thoas, from the vengeful plan.