Muia
deity earth Greek single tradition · 1
Muia was a pretty young girl who became Selene's rival for Endymion's affections. She would endlessly talk to Endymion while he slept, causing him to wake up, which irritated Endymion and enraged Selene. Selene transformed her into a fly as punishment, and in memory of Endymion, the fly still grudges all sleepers their rest and annoys them.
When
- First attested
- 100 CE
- Attested period
- 100 – 200
- Historical notes
- Recorded by Lucian as an otherwise unattested myth about Selene's rival transformed into a fly.
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wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“a pretty young girl called Muia becomes Selene's rival for Endymion's affections... enraged Selene, who transforms the girl into a fly”
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