and [sc. also attested is] Alkyonitis: the mother of Alkyon.
This may be in error for one of the several mythological figures called Alkyone (daughter of Aiolos, daughter of
Atlas, daughter of Sthenelos, mother of Elephenor). Alternatively, it may derive directly from an unknown version of the origin of the kingfisher (see
alpha 1298,
alpha 1300) from her death (cf. Ovid,
Metamorphoses 11.410-748).
Catharine Roth (cosmetics) on 23 June 2002@22:43:48.
David Whitehead (modified headword and, as a corollary, translation; expanded note re Alkyone; cosmetics) on 11 June 2003@04:45:22.
David Whitehead (more keywords; cosmetics) on 8 February 2012@05:25:02.
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