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Oceanid of Greek mythology, spouse of Aeetes
In
Greek mythology, Idyia (
Ancient Greek: Ἰδυῖα,
romanized: Idyîa) or Eidyia (
Ancient Greek: Εἰδυῖα,
romanized: Eidyîa; ) was a daughter of
Oceanus and
Tethys,
[1] and queen to
Aeëtes, king of
Colchis.
[2] She was the mother of
Medea,
Chalciope and
Absyrtus.
[3]
[4] According to
Apollonius of Rhodes, she was the youngest of the
Oceanides.
[5] Her name means "the fair-faced"
[6] or "the knowing one"
[7] derived from the Greek word εἴδω (eídō) meaning "to see" or "to know".
Notes
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^
Hesiod,
Theogony
352
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^
Apollonius Rhodius,
Argonautica
3.241–244,
269
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^ Hesiod, Theogony
960;
Apollodorus,
1.9.23;
Hyginus,
Fabulae 25
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^ Accounts vary on the name of Absyrtus' mother, and only Apollodorus (1.9.23) seems to consider him full brother of Medea; see
Absyrtus.
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^
Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica,
3.243–244.
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^ Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 119.
ISBN
9780786471119.
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^ Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 189.
ISBN
9780786471119.
References
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Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4.
Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
Greek text available from the same website.
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Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica translated by Robert Cooper Seaton (1853-1915), R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912.
Online version at the Topos Text Project.
Internet Archive.
- Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica. George W. Mooney. London. Longmans, Green. 1912.
Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. 1960.
Online version at the Topos Text Project.
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Hesiod, Theogony from The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White, Cambridge, MA.,Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914.
Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
Greek text available from the same website.