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Gender Feminine
Usage Greek Mythology
Scripts Ἀλεξιρροία, Ἀλεξίρροια(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsLatinized form: Alexirrhoea (also written as Alexirhoea & Alexiroea). Variant form: Ἀλεξιρρόα (Alexirrhoa; also written as Alexirhoa & Alexirroa)
Meaning & History
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun ῥοία (rhoia) meaning "flow, flux", which is related to the Greek noun ῥοή (rhoe) meaning "river, stream".In Greek mythology, this is sometimes an alternative name for the two characters whose name is Alexirrhoe.