Alcis
Alcis, ĭdis, f., = Ἀλκίς [from ἀλκή, strength],
- an appellation of Minerva among the Macedonians: Minervae, quam vocant Alcidem, Liv. 42, 51, where Weissenb. reads Alcidemon.
Alcis, m. [acc. to some fr. the Gr. ἀλκή; acc. to others, the Old Germ. Elk = force],
- a deity of the Naharvali, Tac. G. 43; cf. Ruperti ad h. 1.
1. Alcis, m. (nach einigen das griech. Ἄλκος, nach andern das altdeutsche Elk, Ellen, d.i. Kraft), eine Gottheit der Naharvaler, Tac. Germ. 43.
2. Alcis, idis, f. (Ἀλκίς, v. ἀλκή), Mut, Herzhaftigkeit), Beiname der Athene bei den Mazedoniern, Liv. 42, 51, 2.
Alcis, (16) m. , v. Alci.
Alcis
(Ἀλκίς), that is, the Strong.
1. A surname of Athena, under which she was worshipped in Macedonia. (Liv. 42.51.)
Alcis
2. A deity among the Naharvali, an ancient German tribe. (Tacit. Germ. 43.) Grimm (Deutsche Mythol. p. 39) considers Alcis in the passage of Tacitus to be the genitive of Alx, which, according to him, signifies a sacred grove, and is connected with the Greek ἄλσος. Another Alcis occurs in Apollodorus, 2.1.5. [L.S]
Alcis
Alcis, daughter of Antipoenus
- slays herself for her country: Paus. 9.17.1