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Alcippe

A figure in Greek mythology, daughter of Ares and Aglaulus.

When Halirrhotius, son of Poseidon, raped Alcippe, Ares daughter by Aglaulus, Ares murdered him for which he was tried in a court, the first murder trial in history. He was acquitted.

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