A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology

Smith, William

A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890

3. An Epeirot, who assassinated Deidameia, the daughter of Pyrrhus II., at the altar of Diana, to which she had fled for refuge [DEIDAMEIA]. For this sacrilege he was punished by a fit of frenzy, and put an end to his own life in a miserable manner. (Just. 28.3.)