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Leuconoe
In
Greek mythology
, the name Leuconoe may
refer
to:
Leuconoe, one of the
Minyads
, more commonly known as
Leucippe
.
Leuconoe,
daughter
of
Lucifer
and
mother of
Philammon
by
Apollo
. In some
accounts
, the
mother
of Philammon was called
Chione
or
Philonis
.
In some
editions
of Hyginus'
Fabulae
, Leuconoe was the
suggested
reading
for the name of the
child
of
Poseidon
and
Themisto
. The reading
Leucon
has been
accepted
as more
appropriate
.
In
Roman literature
, Leuconoe is a
figure
to whom Horace's
Ode
11
of
Book 1
of
Odes
is addressed.
