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  2. Leuce (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    In Greco-Roman mythology, Leuce, also spelled Leuke (Ancient Greek: Λεύκη, "white", specifically "white poplar"), was a nymph, an Oceanid; a daughter of the Titan Oceanus and his wife, Tethys. Mythology

  3. Metamorphoses in Greek mythology - Wikipedia

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    Leuce ("white" or "poplar") White poplar tree Hades Leuce was an Oceanid nymph who became mistress to Hades before his marriage to Persephone. When she died, Hades honoured his beloved companion by turning her into a white poplar tree, and placed her in the entrance of the Underworld, as a token of love and remembrance. Leucothoe: Frankincense tree

  4. Hades - Wikipedia

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    Hades and Cerberus, in Meyers Konversationslexikon, 1888. Hades, as the god of the dead, was a fearsome figure to those still living; in no hurry to meet him, they were reluctant to swear oaths in his name, and averted their faces when sacrificing to him. Since to many, simply to say the word "Hades" was frightening, euphemisms were pressed ...

  5. List of rape victims from ancient history and mythology

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    Persephone; raped by her uncle Hades and in Orphic tradition by her father Zeus disguised as a snake or as Hades himself. This resulted in the birth of Zagreus and Melinoë. Philomela; raped by her brother-in-law Tereus. Procris; raped by Minos. Rhea; raped by her son Zeus.

  6. Populus alba - Wikipedia

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    Leuce/Leuka, the "White Poplar"; Leuce or Leuka (Ancient Greek: Λεύκη) ("White" or specifically "White Poplar") was the most beautiful of the nymphs and an Oceanid, a daughter of Oceanus. Hades fell in love with her and abducted her to the underworld.

  7. Category:Women of Hades - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Women of Hades" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. L. Leuce (mythology) M ...

  8. Leuce - Wikipedia

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    Leuce may refer to: Leuce (mythology), in Greek mythology, a nymph, daughter of Oceanus; Leuce (island), the Greek name of an island of the Black Sea; Leuce (titular see), a Roman Catholic titular see in Thrace; Populus sect. Leuce, an old name for the white poplar trees and aspens, see Populus section Populus

  9. Lampades - Wikipedia

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    According to a scholium on Homer's Iliad, the Lampades are among the types of nymphs mentioned by the lyric poet Alcman (fl. seventh century BC); the scholiast describes them as the nymphs "who carry torches and lights with Hecate", [2] a description which Timothy Gantz claims was probably a creation of the scholiast, rather than of Alcman or another writer. [3]