According to some historians, yes. This was to make note of his descent from Alcaeus, the son of Andromeda and Persues (his great-grandfather and half brother)
Alcaeus was an ancient Greek lyric poet known for writing poems on personal and political themes. His works often dealt with love, war, and social issues, and he is considered one of the nine lyric poets of ancient Greece.
Pretty much every other greek name. -Odysseus -Alcaeus -Ampelius -Anatolius -etc
Amphitryon in Greek mythology was the son of Alcaeus, King of Tyrins in Argolis. The name (word) is now translated as 'harassing either side'
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Perseus and Andromeda had seven sons: Perses, Alcaeus, Heleus, Mestor, Sthenelus, Electryon, and Cynurus, and two daughters, Gorgophone, and Autochthe.
Perseus and Andromeda had seven sons: Perses, Alcaeus, Heleus, Mestor, Sthenelus, Electryon, and Cynurus, and two daughters, Gorgophone, and Autochthe.
Mestor, Heleus, Cynurus, Perses, Alcaeus, Sthenelus and Electryon
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The children of Perseus the son of Danae and Zeus are Autochthe, Sthenelus, Heleius, Alcaeus, Electryon, Perses, Gorgophone, Mester by Andromeda daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia. Perseus was then by Alcmene the daughter of Electryon and Anaxo; and by Amphitryon the son of Alcaeus both half brother and great grandfather of Heracles.
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Perses, Alcaeus, Heleus, Mestor, Sthenelus, Electryon and Cynurus, and two daughters, Gorgophone and Autochthoe
An alcaic is a poetic verse form, a four-line stanza supposedly invented by the Greek lyrical poet Alcaeus.