In Greek mythology, the name Leuconoe (; Ancient Greek: Λευκονόη, ) may refer to:
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Leuconoe, one of the Minyads,
[Ovid, Metamorphoses 4.168] more commonly known as Leucippe.
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Leuconoe, daughter of Lucifer (Eosphorus) and mother of Philammon by Apollo.
[Hyginus, Fabulae 161] In some accounts, the mother of Philammon was called Chione[Ovid, Metamorphoses 11.301] or Philonis.[Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 64.]
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In some editions of Hyginus' Fabulae, Leuconoe was the suggested reading for the name of the child of Poseidon and Themisto.
[Hyginus, Fabulae 157] The reading Leucon has been accepted as more appropriate.[ Realencyclopädie der Classischen Altertumswissenschaft, Band XII, Halbband 24, Legio-Libanon (1925), s. 2284, s. v. Leuconoe ( German)]
In Roman literature, Leuconoe is a figure to whom Horace's Ode 11 of Book 1 of Odes is addressed.
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Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
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Hesiod, Catalogue of Women from Homeric Hymns, Epic Cycle, Homerica translated by Evelyn-White, H G. Loeb Classical Library Volume 57. London: William Heinemann, 1914. Online version at theio.com