Aega
deity single tradition · 1
In Greek mythology, Aega was a daughter of Olenus, who was a descendant of Hephaestus. Aega and her sister Helice nursed the infant Zeus in Crete, and the former was afterwards changed by the god into the constellation called Capella.
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 200
- Historical notes
- Attested in Greek mythology.
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wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“According to other traditions mentioned by Hyginus, Aega was a daughter of Melisseus, king of Crete, and was chosen to suckle the infant Zeus; but as she was found unable to do it, the service was performed by the goat Amalthea. Hyginus also reports a tradition that while married to Pan she had a son by Zeus whom she called Aegipan.”
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