Alci'des, a name sometimes given to Hercules as the descendent of the hero Alcoeus through his son Amphitryon (q. v.) The name is applied to any valiant hero.
The Tuscan poet [
Ariosto
] doth advance
The frantic paladin of France [
Orlando Furioso
];
And those more ancient do enhance
Alcidês in his fury.
M. Drayton, Nymphidia (1563-1631).