Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the Ancient Greece, ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology. These stories conc ...
, Aea () was a huntress of
Colchis
In classical antiquity and Greco-Roman geography, Colchis (; ) was an exonym for the Georgian polity of Egrisi ( ka, ეგრისი) located on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, centered in present-day western Georgia.
Its population, the ...
, who attracted the unwanted attention of a local river-god.
Mythology
Aea fell victim to the pursuit of Phasis, a river god, who desired her. She shot her arrows at him and ran away from him, but eventually the chase wore her down. Phasis caught her and bound her on the waves. She was metamorphosed by the gods into the island bearing the same name, in order to rescue her from the pursuit of Phasis. Her story was depicted on the palace walls of
Aeëtes
Aeëtes ( ; , ), or Aeeta, was the ruler of the eponymous realm of Aea in Greek mythology, a wondrous realm which from the fifth century B.C.E. onward became identified with the kingdom of Colchis east in the Black Sea. The name comes from the an ...
, the king of Colchis.
See also
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Asteria
In Greek mythology, Asteria or Asterie ( ; ) is a daughter of the Titans Coeus (Polus) and Phoebe and the sister of Leto. According to Hesiod, by the Titan Perses she had a single child, a daughter named Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft. Othe ...
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Perimele
In Greek mythology, Perimele or Perimela () is the name of three mythical personages:
*Perimele, daughter of Amythaon. She and Antion, son of Periphas, were the possible parents of Ixion.
*Perimele, daughter of Admetus and Alcestis, mother of Ma ...
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References
* Bell, Robert E., ''Women of Classical Mythology: A Biographical Dictionary''. ABC-Clio. 1991. .
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