Aea (mythology)

In Greek mythology according to Homer, Aea (Ancient Greek: Αιαἶα - Αἶα) was a huntress of Colchis who was metamorphosed into the fabulous island bearing the same name in order to rescue her from the pursuit of Phasis, the River-God.[1][2]

Notes

  1. Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica 5.425
  2. Bell, Robert E. (1991). Women of Classical Mythology: A Biographical Dictionary. ABC-CLIO. p. 5. ISBN 9780874365818.

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