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Aietes
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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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