Save Gender Feminine Usage Greek Mythology Scripts Λαμπεδώ(Ancient Greek) Other Forms FormsLampeto Meaning & History Derived from Greek λαμπάς (lampas) "a torch, beacon, sun". This was the name of an Amazonian queen in Greek mythology. A chapter is dedicated to Lampedo and her sister Marpesia in Boccaccio's 'On Famous Women' (1374).