In
Greek mythology, Alcidamea, Alcidameia or Alcidamia (
Ancient Greek: Ἀλκιδαμείας) was the
Corinthian mother of
Bounus by
Hermes. Her son was the successor of
Aeetes in the throne of Corinth before the latter migrated to
Colchis.
Notes
References
*
Grimal, Pierre, ''The Dictionary of Classical Mythology'', Wiley-Blackwell, 1996.
*
Pausanias, ''Description of Greece'' with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918.
Online version at the Perseus Digital Library* Pausanias, ''Graeciae Descriptio.'' ''3 vols''. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903.
Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library
Women of Hermes
Women in Greek mythology
Corinthian mythology
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