Alcyone
historical figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
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Politics
Mother of Diocles, whose passion for him caused him to leave Corinth.
he became the lover of Diocles the winner at Olympia, but when Diocles quitted the city because of his loathing for the passion of his mother Alcyone, he went away to Thebes, and there they both ended their life.
Protrepticus
Wife of Ceyx, called 'Hera' by her husband.
Ceyx son of Aeolus was called Zeus by his wife Alcyone, and Alcyone in turn was called Hera by her husband.