Alke

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In Greek mythology, the name Alke /ˈælk/ (Ancient Greek: Ἁλκή means "prowess, courage"), also transliterated as Alce, may refer to:

  • Alke, the spirit and personification of the abstract concept of courage and battle-strength. In the Iliad, she was depicted on Athena's aegis alongside Ioke, Eris and Phobos.[1]
  • Alke, daughter of Cybele and Olympus. She was given a second name, Cybele, after her mother.[2]
  • Alke, an Amazon.[3]
  • Alke, one of Actaeon's dogs.[4]

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  1. ^ Homer, Iliad 5.738 ff.
  2. ^ Diodorus, 5.49.3
  3. ^ Latin Anthology 392
  4. ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses 3.217; Hyginus, Fabulae 181.

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