Alke
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- "Alce" redirects here. For the legendary beast, see Griffin.
In Greek mythology, the name Alke[pronunciation?] (Ἁλκή "prowess, courage"), also transliterated as Alce, may refer to:
- Alke, the spirit and personification of the abstract concept of courage. In the Iliad, she was depicted on Athena's aegis alongside Ioke, Eris and Phobos.[1][2]
- Alke, daughter of Cybele and Olympus. She was given a second name, Cybele, after her mother.[3]
- Alke, an Amazon.[4]
- Alke, one of Actaeon's dogs.[5][6]
References
- ↑ Homer, Iliad 5. 738 ff
- ↑ Theoi Project - Alke
- ↑ Diodorus Siculus, Library of History, 5. 49. 3
- ↑ Latin Anthology, 392
- ↑ Ovid, Metamorphoses, 3. 217
- ↑ Hyginus, Fabulae, 181
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