Iyunks (Alice) - Iyunks

Japanese: イユンクス(アリスイ) - いゆんくす
Iyunks (Alice) - Iyunks

…In Japan, they breed in Hokkaido and the Tohoku region, and spend the winter in bright forests and forest edges south of Honshu. [Takashi Saito]
[Mythology, Folklore]
The Alyssum is called Iynx in ancient Greek. She was originally the daughter of the faun Pan and the spirit Echo (or Peito, the goddess of love), and was turned into stone or Alyssum by Hera after she made Zeus fall in love with her or Io by giving him an aphrodisiac.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Iyunkus (Alice)" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日本では北海道と東北地方で繁殖し,冬は本州以南の明るい林や林縁で越冬する。【斎藤 隆史】
[神話,民俗]
 アリスイは古代ギリシア語ではイユンクスiynxという。もとは牧神パンと木霊エコー(または恋の説得の女神ペイト)の娘で,彼女はゼウスに媚薬(びやく)を飲ませて自分あるいはイオを愛させたので,ヘラにより石,またはアリスイに化せられたとされる。…

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