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In Greek mythology, Alebion or Albion ( or ) was a son of Poseidon and brother of Bergion (also known as Dercynus) who attacked Heracles with Dercynus when he passed through their country, Liguria in North-Western Italy, on his way back to Mycenae from Iberia having obtained the Cattle of Geryon as his tenth labour. The battle that followed was fierce; Albion and Dercynus or Bergion were supported by a numerous army. Hercules and his army were in a difficult position so he prayed to his father Zeus for help. With the aegis of Zeus, Heracles won the battle and both brothers were killed.〔''Bibliotheca'' ii. 5. § 10〕〔Pomponius Mela, ii. 5. § 39〕 It was this kneeling position of Heracles when prayed to his father Zeus that gave the name Engonasin (Ἐγγόνασιν, derived from ἐν γόνασιν), meaning "on his knees" or "the Kneeler" to Hercules' constellation. The Scholiast on Lycophron writes that the brother of Alebion was named Ligys.〔Scholiast on Lycophron, 648〕 The story is also alluded to in Hyginus〔Hyginus, Astronomica Part 1, 6. The kneeler: (Poet. Astr. ii. 6 )〕 and Dionysius.〔Dionysius of Halicarnassus, i. 41〕 ==See also== * Albion (Blake) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alebion」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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