Alcimache
In
Greek mythology
, the name
Alcimache
(
Ancient Greek
:
Ἀλκιμάχη
,
romanized
:
Alkimákhe
) may refer to:
Alcimache, daughter of
Aeacus
and the mother of
Medon
by
Oileus
.
[
1
]
Alternately, Alcimache was a daughter of
Phylacus
and mother of
Ajax the Lesser
, and on that account was equated with
Eriopis
by the author of
Naupactica
.
[
2
]
Alcimache or Alcimacheia, daughter of
Harpalion
, a
Maenadic
follower of
Dionysus
; she participated in the god's Indian campaign and was killed by Morrheus (Μορρεὺς).
[
3
]
Alcimache, a surname of
Athena
.
[
4
]
^
Scholia
on
Homer
,
Iliad
13.694
^
Scholia on Homer,
Iliad
15.333 & 336
^
Nonnus
,
Dionysiaca
27.330; 30.192 & 210
^
Suda
s.v.
Alkimakhē;
Anthologia Palatina
6.124