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Aeëtes
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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 ancient Greek word (, "eagle").
Key facts
- Deity.abode
- Colchis
- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.name
- Aeëtes
- Deity.deity_of
- King of Colchis
- Deity.image
- Aeëtes, Bartolomeo di Giovanni.jpg
- Deity.caption
- King Aeëtes by Bartolomeo di Giovanni
- Deity.alt
- Aeëtes
- Deity.consort
- (1) Idyia, (2) Asterodeia, (3) Neaera, (4) Clytia, (5) Ipsia or Eurylyte
- Deity.parents
- Helios and Perseis
- Deity.siblings
- Circe, Pasiphaë, Aloeus, Perses, Phaethon, the Heliades, the Heliadae and others
- Deity.offspring
- Medea, Absyrtus, and Chalciope
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- Image
- Aeetes Accepts the Dismembered Corpse of Absyrte..jpg
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- Aeëtes
- name in native language
- Αἰήτης
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10 sectionsContents
- Family
- Mythology
- Foundation of Colchis
- Flight of two siblings
- The Argonauts
- Historicity
- Family table
- Notes
- References
- External links
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 ancient Greek word (, "eagle").
== Family == Aeëtes was the son of Sun god Helios and the Oceanid Perseis, full brother of Circe, Pasiphaë and Aloeus, either full or half brother of Perses and father of Medea, Chalciope and Absyrtus. His consort was either (1) Idyia, the youngest daughter of Oceanus, (2) Asterodeia, a Caucasian Oceanid, (3) the Nereid Neaera, (4) Clytia, (5) Ipsia or Eurylyte.