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'''Alcinoe''' ({{IPAc-en|æ|l|ˈ|s|ɪ|n|oʊ|.|iː}}; [[Ancient Greek]]: Ἀλκινόη ''Alkinóē'') is the name that is attributed to three women in [[Greek mythology]]:
'''Alcinoe''' ({{IPAc-en|æ|l|ˈ|s|ɪ|n|oʊ|.|iː}}; [[Ancient Greek]]: Ἀλκινόη ''Alkinóē'') is the name that is attributed to three women in [[Greek mythology]]:


*Alcinoe, a [[naiad]], and one of the ''nymphai Lykaaides'' ([[nymphs]] of Mount [[Lykaion|Lykaios]] in [[Arcadia (region)|Arkadia]]). Her parents possibly were [[Oceanus]] and [[Tethys (mythology)|Tethys]]. She had her fellow nymphs assist [[Rhea (mythology)|Rhea]] whilst she was in [[childbirth|labour]] with [[Zeus]] and helped nurse the infant god.<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], ''Graeciae Descriptio'' 8.47.3</ref>
*Alcinoe, a [[naiad]], and one of the ''nymphai Lykaaides'' ([[nymphs]] of Mount [[Lykaion|Lykaios]] in [[Arcadia (region)|Arkadia]]). Her parents possibly were [[Oceanus]] and [[Tethys (mythology)|Tethys]]. She had her fellow nymphs assist [[Rhea (mythology)|Rhea]] whilst she was in [[childbirth|labour]] with [[Zeus]] and helped nurse the infant god.<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], 8.47.3</ref>
*Alcinoe, daughter of King [[Polybus of Corinth|Polybus]] of [[Corinth]] and [[Periboea]]. She became the wife of [[Amphilochus (son of Dryas)|Amphilochus]], son of [[Dryas (mythology)|Dryas]]. Alcinoe refused to pay the full wages to [[Nicandra (mythology)|Nicandra]], a weaver she had hired, and the woman prayed to [[Athena]] to avenge her. The goddess afflicted Alcinoe with a passion for [[Xanthus (mythology)|Xanthus]] of [[Samos Island|Samos]] and she left her husband and children and ran away with him. Coming to her senses in the middle of the voyage, she wept bitter tears and threw herself into the sea.<ref>[[Parthenius of Nicaea|Parthenius]], ''Erotica Pathemata'' 27</ref>
*[[Alcinoë of Corinth]], daughter of King [[Polybus of Corinth|Polybus]] of [[Corinth]] and [[Periboea]]. She became the wife of [[Amphilochus (son of Dryas)|Amphilochus]], son of [[Dryas (mythology)|Dryas]]. Alcinoe refused to pay the full wages to [[Nicandra (mythology)|Nicandra]], a weaver she had hired, and the woman prayed to [[Athena]] to avenge her. The goddess afflicted Alcinoe with a passion for [[Xanthus (mythology)|Xanthus]] of [[Samos Island|Samos]] and she left her husband and children and ran away with him. Coming to her senses in the middle of the voyage, she wept bitter tears and threw herself into the sea.<ref>[[Parthenius of Nicaea|Parthenius]], [https://topostext.org/work/550#27 27] from the ''Curses'' of [[Moero]]</ref>
*Alcinoe, a daughter of [[Sthenelus (son of Andromeda and Perseus)|Sthenelus]], and a granddaughter of [[Perseus]].
*Alcinoe, a daughter of [[Sthenelus of Mycenae|Sthenelus]], and a granddaughter of [[Perseus]].<ref>[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0022%3Atext%3DLibrary%3Abook%3D2%3Achapter%3D4%3Asection%3D5 2.4.5]</ref>


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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* [[Parthenius of Nicaea|Parthenius]], ''Love Romances'' translated by Sir Stephen Gaselee (1882–1943), S. Loeb Classical Library Volume 69. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. 1916. [https://topostext.org/work/550 Online version at the Topos Text Project.]
* [[Parthenius of Nicaea|Parthenius]], ''Love Romances'' translated by Sir Stephen Gaselee (1882–1943), S. Loeb Classical Library Volume 69. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. 1916. [https://topostext.org/work/550 Online version at the Topos Text Project.]
* Parthenius, ''Erotici Scriptores Graeci, Vol. 1''. Rudolf Hercher. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1858. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:2008.01.0643 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
* Parthenius, ''Erotici Scriptores Graeci, Vol. 1''. Rudolf Hercher. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1858. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:2008.01.0643 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
* [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], ''Description of Greece'' with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+1.1.1 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library]
* [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], ''Description of Greece'' with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. {{ISBN|0-674-99328-4}}. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0160 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library]
* Pausanias, ''Graeciae Descriptio.'' ''3 vols''. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0159 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
*Pausanias, ''Graeciae Descriptio.'' ''3 vols''. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0159 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].



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For the genus of ctenophores, see Alcinoe (ctenophore).
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Alcinoe (/ælˈsɪnoʊ.iː/; Ancient Greek: Ἀλκινόη Alkinóē) is the name that is attributed to three women in Greek mythology:

Notes

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  1. ^ Pausanias, 8.47.3
  2. ^ Parthenius, 27 from the Curses of Moero
  3. ^ Apollodorus, 2.4.5

References

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  • Parthenius, Love Romances translated by Sir Stephen Gaselee (1882–1943), S. Loeb Classical Library Volume 69. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. 1916. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
  • Parthenius, Erotici Scriptores Graeci, Vol. 1. Rudolf Hercher. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1858. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
  • Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
  • Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.


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