Leuce
nature_spirit Greek single tradition · 2
Leuce is a Greek white poplar tree nymph.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 100 BCE
- Attested period
- -100 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Referenced in a founding myth of the 1st century BC.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Leyak, Lidérc, Lietuvēns, Likho, Lilin, Lilitu, Limnades, Ljósálfar, Ljubi, Lo-lol, Lóng, Loogaroo, Lugat, Lui-kong-tsiau, Luison, Lusca, Lutin, Lynx, Longma, Achelous, Hēraklēs, lamassu, Leviathan, Loki, Luduan, La Llorona, Lightning Bird, Lubber fiend, Laelaps, Lamia, La-bar-tu, Labbu, Lady midday, Ladon, Lakanica, Lakhey, Lamiak, La Mojana, Lampades, Landvættir, Langmeidong, Lares, La Sayona, La Tunda, Laukų dvasios, Lauma, Leanan sidhe, Leimoniads, Leszi, Zeus, Dionysus
- syncretized with
- Persephone
Mentioned by
- lamassu
- Leviathan
- Loki
- Luduan
- La Llorona
- Lightning Bird
- Lubber fiend
- Laelaps
- Lamia
- La-bar-tu
- Labbu
- Lady midday
- Ladon
- Lakanica
- Lakhey
- Lamiak
and 14 more
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Leuce (Greek) – White poplar tree nymph”
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“The white poplar was also sacred to Persephone, for whom Leuce seems to be a doublet or epithet, as a goddess of regeneration. Robert Graves used the myth of Leuce in developing his poetic theories of mythology.”
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