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'''Alcyone''' {{IPA|/ælˈsaɪəniː/}} in [[Greek mythology]] is the name of one of the [[Pleiades (mythology)|Pleiades]], daughters of [[Atlas (mythology)| Atlas]] and [[Pleione (mythology)|Pleione]] or, more rarely, [[Aethra]].<ref name="DGRBM">{{cite encyclopedia | last = Schmitz | first = Leonhard | authorlink = | title = Alcyone (1) | editor = [[William Smith (lexicographer)|William Smith]] | encyclopedia = [[Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology]] | volume = 1 | pages = 108 | publisher = [[Little, Brown and Company]] | location = Boston | year = 1867 | url = http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0117.html }}</ref> She attracted the attention of the god [[Poseidon]] and bore him several children, variously named in the sources: [[Hyrieus]], [[Lykos]], [[Hyperenor]], and [[Aethusa]];<ref>[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Pseudo-Apollodorus]], iii. 10. § 1</ref> [[Hyperes]] and [[Anthas]];<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], ''Description of Greece'' ii. 30. § 7</ref> [[Glaucus]];<ref>[[Athenaeus]], ''[[Deipnosophistae]]'' vii</ref> and [[Epopeus]].<ref>[[Gaius Julius Hyginus]] ''Praef. Fab.'' p. 11, ed. Staveren</ref><ref>[[Ovid]], ''[[Heroides]]'' xix. 133</ref> There are various etymological interpretations regarding the origin of her name.<ref>[http://www.theoi.com/Nymphe/NympheAlkyone.html Alcyone] at Theoi.com</ref> |
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'''Alcyone''' {{IPA|/ælˈsaɪəniː/}} in [[Greek mythology]] is the name of one of the [[Pleiades (mythology)| Pleiades]], daughters of [[Atlas (mythology)| Atlas]] and [[Pleione (mythology)| Pleione]] or (more rarely) [[Aethra]]. |
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She attracted the attention of the god [[Poseidon]] and bore him several children, variously named in the sources: [[Hyrieus]], [[Lykos]], [[Hyperes|Hyperenor]], and [[Aethusa]] ([[Apollodorus]]); [[Hyperes]] and [[Anthas]] ([[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]]); [[Glaucus]] ([[Athenaeus]]); and [[Epopeus]] ([[Hyginus]]). [http://www.theoi.com/Nymphe/NympheAlkyone.html] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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===Other sources=== |
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M. Grant and J. Hazel, Who's Who in Greek Mythology, David McKay and Co Inc, 1979 |
*M. Grant and J. Hazel, Who's Who in Greek Mythology, David McKay and Co Inc, 1979 |
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Revision as of 06:24, 9 July 2008
Alcyone /ælˈsaɪəniː/ in Greek mythology is the name of one of the Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione or, more rarely, Aethra.[1] She attracted the attention of the god Poseidon and bore him several children, variously named in the sources: Hyrieus, Lykos, Hyperenor, and Aethusa;[2] Hyperes and Anthas;[3] Glaucus;[4] and Epopeus.[5][6] There are various etymological interpretations regarding the origin of her name.[7]
References
- ^ Schmitz, Leonhard (1867). "Alcyone (1)". In William Smith (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. p. 108.
- ^ Pseudo-Apollodorus, iii. 10. § 1
- ^ Pausanias, Description of Greece ii. 30. § 7
- ^ Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae vii
- ^ Gaius Julius Hyginus Praef. Fab. p. 11, ed. Staveren
- ^ Ovid, Heroides xix. 133
- ^ Alcyone at Theoi.com
Other sources
- M. Grant and J. Hazel, Who's Who in Greek Mythology, David McKay and Co Inc, 1979