Alope

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Alope is a figure in Greek mythology, known as the daughter of Cercyon who was loved by the sea god Poseidon and transformed into a spring or a sea creature after her tragic death.

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Label Occurrences
Alope canonical 4
Αλαίος 1

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Statements (26)

Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology
mortal woman in Greek mythology
afterlifeTransformation sea creature
spring
associatedDeity Poseidon
associatedWith springs
the sea
water
child Alope
connectedTo Cercyon’s household
Poseidon’s domain (the sea)
culture Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
fate killed by her father Cercyon in some versions of the myth
gender female
hasMythType metamorphosis myth
languageOfName Ancient Greek
lovedBy Poseidon
loves Alope
mentionedIn later mythographic traditions of Ancient Greece
mythologicalTradition Greek mythology
narrativeRole victim of familial violence
narrativeTheme divine–mortal relationships
metamorphosis after death
tragic love
parent Cercyon
realm Attica in some traditions

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cercyon parentOf Alope
Μερόπη έχειΠαιδί Αλαίος
linked to: Alope
Goyaałé hasSpouse Alope
Cercyon child Alope
subject linked to: Alope
Poseidon loves Alope
subject linked to: Alope