Hera Alexandros
Alexandros (
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lewis, Richard Farnell (1896). The Cults of the Greek States. Oxford: The Clarendon Press. pp. 197.
- Scholiast, ad PindarNemean ix. 30
- ^ 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.