Alcinoe

Alkinoë (Greek Alkinoē Ἀλκινόη, Latinized Alcinoë ) is a figure from Greek mythology. According to legend, she was from Corinth, and was the daughter of Polybus and wife of Amphilochus. Since Alkinoë the weaver Nikandre employed without pay and had chased after a year out of the house, Athena made ​​her into a young man named Xanthus from Samos in love, why Alkinoë left her family and went with Xanthos. On the way, she was the dishonesty of their behavior clearly and she threw herself into the sea.