Leucosia (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Leucosia (Ancient Greek: Λευκωσία, romanized: Leukōsía, lit. 'white-stuff', from λευκή, leukḗ, 'white') was one of the Sirens. She was the daughter of the river-god Achelous and the Muse Melpomene^[1] or her sister Terpsichore.^[2] Leucosia's sisters were Parthenope and Ligeia.^[3][4][5][6] Leucosia's name was given to the island opposite to the Sirens' cape.^[7] Her body was found on the shore of Poseidonia.^[8]

Notes

1. Tzetzes, Chiliades 1.14, line 339 & 348
2. Tzetzes, Chiliades 6.40
3. Eustathius, l.c. cit.; Strabo, Geographica 5.246, 252
4. Lycophron, Alexandra 720-726
5. Servius commentary on Virgil, Georgics 4.562
6. Tzetzes, Chiliades 1.14, line 337 & 6.40
7. Strabo, Geographica 6.1.1
8. Lycophron, Alexandra 720

References

• Lycophron, The Alexandra translated by Alexander William Mair. Loeb Classical Library Volume 129. London: William Heinemann, 1921. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• Lycophron, Alexandra translated by A.W. Mair. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1921. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Strabo, The Geography of Strabo. Edition by H.L. Jones. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Strabo, Geographica edited by A. Meineke. Leipzig: Teubner. 1877. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Tzetzes, John, Book of Histories, Book I translated by Ana Untila from the original Greek of T. Kiessling's edition of 1826. Online version at theio.com