Alope

American  

[al-oh-pee] / ˈæl oʊˌpi /

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.

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Example Sentences

In play after play, Auge, Melanippe, Danae, Alope, he seems to have scarified such gods, as he does now in the Ion.

From Euripedes and His Age by Murray, Gilbert

There were the decorations that Alope had made—and there were the playthings of our little ones.

From Geronimo's Story of His Life by Geronimo

Two shepherdesses, Pelopaea and Alope, meet and fall to discoursing of love and inconstancy, and cite incidentally the unhappy case of Amphrissa, who at that moment appears in person and joins in the conversation.

From Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England by Greg, Walter W.

It stood before the tomb of Alope, and was called the Pal�stra of Cercyon even in the time of this writer, who takes notice of many others.

From A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) by Bryant, Jacob

Perhaps our love was of no interest to him; perhaps he wanted to keep Alope with him, for she was a dutiful daughter; at any rate he asked many ponies for her.

From Geronimo's Story of His Life by Geronimo