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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Alope canonical 4
Αλαίος 1

How this entity was disambiguated

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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