proper noun · femininefirst declension
Alopē
Alopē f sg (genitive Alopēs)
Classical[ˈa.ɫɔ.peː]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.lo.pe]
Meaning
- A town of Thessaly
- A town of Locris
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Alopē | — |
| genitive | Alopēs | — |
| dative | Alopae | — |
| accusative | Alopēn | — |
| ablative | Alopē | — |
| vocative | Alopē | — |
| locative | Alopēs | — |
Ălŏpē, ēs, f., = Ἀλόπη.
I. Daughter of Cercyon, and mother of Hippothoüs by Neptune, who changed her into a fountain, Hyg. Fab. 187.—
II. A town in Locris, Liv. 42, 56; Plin. 4, 7, 12.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλόπη (Alópē).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
Biography & mythologyAlopeAlope (Ἀλόπη), a daughter of Cercyon, who was beloved by Poseidon on account of her great beauty, and became by him the mother of a son, whom she expo…GeographyAlopeAlope (Ἀλόπη: Eth. Ἀλοπίτης, Eth. Ἀλοπεύς). 1. A town of Phthiotis in Thessaly, placed by Stephanus between Larissa Cremaste and Echinus. There was a …