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

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

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

He also defeated at Alope the Locrians that had assembled to resist him.

From The History of the Peloponnesian War by Crawley, Richard

Now, Muse, recount Pelasgic Argos' powers, From Alos, Alope, and Trechin's towers: From Phthia's spacious vales; and Hella, bless'd With female beauty far beyond the rest.

From The Iliad by Pope, Alexander

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.