Leuconoe Explained

In Greek mythology, the name Leuconoe (; Ancient Greek: Λευκονόη, pronounced as //leu̯konóɛː//) may refer to:

• Leuconoe, one of the Minyads,^[1] more commonly known as Leucippe.
• Leuconoe, daughter of Lucifer (Eosphorus) and mother of Philammon by Apollo.^[2] In some accounts, the mother of Philammon was called Chione^[3] or Philonis.^[4]
• In some editions of Hyginus' Fabulae, Leuconoe was the suggested reading for the name of the child of Poseidon and Themisto.^[5] The reading Leucon has been accepted as more appropriate.^[6]

In Roman literature, Leuconoe is a figure to whom Horace's Ode 11 of Book 1 of Odes is addressed.

References

• Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• Hesiod, Catalogue of Women from Homeric Hymns, Epic Cycle, Homerica translated by Evelyn-White, H G. Loeb Classical Library Volume 57. London: William Heinemann, 1914. Online version at theio.com
• Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses translated by Brookes More (1859-1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co. 1922. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses. Hugo Magnus. Gotha (Germany). Friedr. Andr. Perthes. 1892. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.

Notes and References

1. [Ovid]
2. [Hyginus]
3. Ovid, Metamorphoses 11.301
4. [Hesiod]
5. Hyginus, Fabulae 157
6. Realencyclopädie der Classischen Altertumswissenschaft, Band XII, Halbband 24, Legio-Libanon (1925), s. 2284, s. v. Leuconoe (German)