Idyia

In Greek mythology, Idyia, or Eidyia /aɪˈdaɪ.ə/ was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys,[1] and queen to Aeetes, king of Colchis.[2] Mother of Medea, Chalciope and Absyrtus,[3][4][5][6] she was also the youngest of the Oceanides.[7] Some sources called her the goddess of knowledge.

Notes

  1. ↑ Hesiod, Theogony, 352
  2. ↑ Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica, 3. 268
  3. ↑ Hesiod, Theogony, 960.
  4. ↑ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1. 9. 23.
  5. ↑ Hyginus, Fabulae, 25
  6. ↑ Accounts vary on the name of Absyrtus' mother, and only Apollodorus (1. 9. 23) seems to consider him full brother of Medea; see Absyrtus.
  7. ↑ Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica, 3. 244-245

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