Alcimache

"Strong in battle." A surname of Athena, from ἀλκὴ, the Strong, and μάχομαι, I battle, given to her as a goddess of war.

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References

Sources

  • Palatine Anthology vi, 124.
  • Gyraldus. Syntagma ix, p. 355.
  • Suidas, s.v. Ἀλκιμάχη.