Aigina

This article describes the character in Greek mythology. For other meanings, see Aigina (disambiguation)

Aegina is waiting for Zeus, painting by Ferdinand Bol , 17th century, Meiningen museums

Aigina ( Greek  Αἴγινα , Latin Aegina, German also Aegina ) is a naiad from Greek mythology .

Aegina was a daughter of the river god Asopos and his wife Metope . Zeus , the father of gods , kidnapped her, as she was of lovely appearance and character, in the shape of an eagle or transformed into fire to the island of Oinone . Her father was sad. Sisyphus had observed the robbery from Acrocorinth , revealed the secret to his father and was punished by Zeus. Aegina gave birth to Aiakos on the island . The island was later named after Aigina. Furthermore, Aegina begat the Menoitios with Aktor , as Pindar states.

literature

• Jakob Escher-Bürkli : Aigina 2 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 1, Stuttgart 1893, Col. 968.
• Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher : Aigina . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 1.1, Leipzig 1886, column 148 f. ( Digitized version ).

Remarks

1. ↑ Nonnos , Dionysiaka 7,122.
2. ↑ Ovid , Metamorphoses 6.113
3. ^ Pindar, Olympic Odes 9, 69f.