Mideia
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In Greek mythology, Mideia[pronunciation?] or Midea (Ancient Greek: Μιδειη) may refer to:
- Midea, a Phrygian slave, mother of Licymnius by Electryon.[1]
- Midea, a nymph, mother of Aspledon by Poseidon.[2] The town Lebadea was believed to have previously been named Mideia after her.[3]
- Midea, one of the Danaïdes. She married (and killed) Antimachus, son of Aegyptus.[4]
- Midea, daughter of Aloeus and eponym of a city in Argos.[5]
References
- ^ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 2. 4. 5
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica s.v. Aspledon
- ^ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 9. 38. 9 - 9. 39. 1, citing Chersias.
- ^ Hyginus, Fabulae, 170
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, s. v. Mideia
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