Alcinoe, a
naiad, and one of the nymphai Lykaaides (
nymphs of Mount
Lykaios in
Arkadia). Her parents possibly were
Oceanus and
Tethys. She had her fellow nymphs assist
Rhea whilst she was in
labour with
Zeus and helped nurse the infant god.[1]
Alcinoe, daughter of King
Polybus of
Corinth and
Periboea. She became the wife of
Amphilochus, son of
Dryas. Alcinoe refused to pay the full wages to
Nicandra, a weaver she had hired, and the woman prayed to
Athena to avenge her. The goddess afflicted Alcinoe with a passion for
Xanthus of
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.[2]
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Alcinoe, a
naiad, and one of the nymphai Lykaaides (
nymphs of Mount
Lykaios in
Arkadia). Her parents possibly were
Oceanus and
Tethys. She had her fellow nymphs assist
Rhea whilst she was in
labour with
Zeus and helped nurse the infant god.[1]
Alcinoe, daughter of King
Polybus of
Corinth and
Periboea. She became the wife of
Amphilochus, son of
Dryas. Alcinoe refused to pay the full wages to
Nicandra, a weaver she had hired, and the woman prayed to
Athena to avenge her. The goddess afflicted Alcinoe with a passion for
Xanthus of
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.[2]
This article includes a list of Greek mythological figures with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific Greek mythology article referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended Greek mythology article, if one exists.