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Alcinoe
Alcinoe
is the name that is attributed to three
women
in
Greek
mythology:
Alcinoe, a
naiad
, and one of the
nymphai
Lykaaides
. 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
.
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
.
Alcinoe, a daughter of
Sthenelus
, and a
granddaughter
of
Perseus
.
