In Greek mythology, Deidamia (/ˌdeɪdəˈmaɪə/; Greek: Δηϊδάμεια, Deidameia) was the name referring to the following women: * Deidamia, a Messenian princess as the daughter of King Perieres and the mother of Iphiclus, Althaea and Leda by King Thestius of Pleuron. * Deidamia of Scyros, a princess and daughter of King Lycomedes. She was the lover of Achilles and by him the mother of Neoptolemus. * Deidamia, a Lycian princess as the daughter of the hero Bellerophon and Philonoe, daughter of the Lycian king, Iobates. She married King Evander of Lycia, son of the elder Sarpedon (son of Zeus and Europa), and had by him a son, the younger Sarpedon, who was identified with the Sarpedon that fought at Troy. Under the name of Hippodamia or Laodamia she also said to coupled with either Zeus or Xanthu