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

Perhaps the greatest joy to me was that now I could marry the fair Alope, daughter of No-po-so.

From Geronimo's Story of His Life by Geronimo

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

Cramer's figure of S. Alope affords little or no clue to illustrate the question.

From Zoological Illustrations, Volume III or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by Swainson, William

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.

The warriors of Pelasgian Argos next, Of Alus, and Alope, and who held Trechina, Phthia, and for women fair835 Distinguish'd, Hellas; known by various names Hellenes, Myrmidons, Achæans, them In fifty ships embark'd, Achilles ruled.

From The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper by Cowper, William