Alope

[ al-oh-pee ]

/ ˈæl oʊˌpi /

noun Classical Mythology.

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

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decorum

the act of or need for making up one's mind.

dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

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Example sentences from the Web for alope

Where then is Alybe, or Alope, or in whatever way they please to play upon the name?
The Geography of Strabo, Volume II (of 3)|Strabo
Catching up a burning brand, he fired the wickiup he had shared with Alope, then cast the brand against his mother's house.
The Story of Geronimo|James Arthur Kjelgaard
Alope lay full length before him, head turned and cheek resting on her right hand.
The Story of Geronimo|James Arthur Kjelgaard
Alope′cia, a variety of baldness in which the hair falls off from the beard and eyebrows, as well as the scalp.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1|Various

Geronimo and Alope, however, built a fine wickiup very near the house of Geronimo's widowed mother.
The Story of Geronimo|James Arthur Kjelgaard

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