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Alciope (mythology) 
Summary
In Greek mythology, Alciope may refer to the three different characters:
- Alciope, the nymph-mother Celmisius.[1][2] In this capacity, she was probably the Alciope who bore to Cronus the Dactyls, one of which Celmis was named.[3]
- Alciope, one of Apollo's lovers, and the mother of Linus.[4]
- Alciope, the supposed name of Alciopus' daughter. She was one of Heracles's numerous lovers.[5]
References edit
- ^ Bayton, Ross (2019). RHS Gardener's Botanical: An Encyclopedia of Latin Plant Names. Octopus Publishing Group. pp. 79. ISBN 9781784726201.
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (200). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms. Synonyms, and Etymology. CRC-Press. pp. 84. ISBN 9780849326783.
- ^ Bullokar, John (1731). The English Expositor: Teaching the interpretation of the hardest words used in our Language. Samuel Fuller. pp. s.v. Idaean Dactyls.
- ^ Photius, Lexicon s.v. Linos
- ^ Scalding, Henry (1987). Toronto of Old. Dundurn Press. pp. 348. ISBN 9781459713567.
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