Alexandros (Gr. Ἀλέξανδρος), the "defender of men", was an epithet of the Greek goddess Hera, under which she was worshiped at Sicyon.[1][2] A temple had been built there to Hera Alexandros by Adrastus after his flight from Argos.[3][4]

Epithet

Hera is referred to by various names one of which is the title Alexandros, "the defender of men", a name which she was worshiped under by the Sicyonian people. A temple had been built in her name by Adrastus, who was the legendary king of during the war of Seven against Thebes.

References

  1. ^ Schmitz, Leonhard (1867). "Alexander". In William Smith (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. p. 110. Archived from the original on 2009-04-25.
  2. ^ Lewis, Richard Farnell (1896). The Cults of the Greek States. Oxford: The Clarendon Press. pp. 197.
  3. ^ Scholiast, ad Pindar Nemean ix. 30
  4. ^ Pseudo-Apollodorus, iii. 12. § 5

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Alexander". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. p. 110.


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