Aeëtes
deity earth Greek corroborated · 3
Aeëtes is the brother of Circe, son of Helios and Perse. He is the keeper of the Golden Fleece and father of Medea. He describes how Circe was transported to Aeaea in their father Helios' chariot.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Keeper of the Golden Fleece in Greek mythology, featured in the Argonautica.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Talos, Dragon (guardian of the fleece), Zeus Laphystius, Phrixus, Helle, Minotaur, Asterope, Helios, Perse, Apollo, Scylla, Charybdis, Triton, Sirens, Poseidon, Hesperides, nymphs, Dioscuri
- child of
- Helios, Perse, Perseis, Asterope (mother of Circe)
Mentioned by
- Minotaur
- Asterope
- Helios
- Perse
- Apollo
- Scylla
- Charybdis
- Triton
- Sirens
- Poseidon
- Hesperides
- nymphs
- Dioscuri
- Hecate
- Idyia
- Helios
and 3 more
Sources
wikipedia (2)
encyclopedia (1)
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“Her brothers were Aeëtes, keeper of the Golden Fleece and father of Medea, and Perses.”
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“According to Homer and Hesiod, with Helios she had Circe and Aeëtes, with later authors also mentioning their children Pasiphaë, Perses, Aloeus, and even Calypso, who is however more commonly the daughter of Atlas.”
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