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Mideih
Mideiê
Mideia, Midea
Of the Mideia (acropolis) |
MIDEIA was the Naiad Nymph of a spring on the acropolis (the Mideia) of the town of Aspledon in Boiotia (central Greece). Her son by Poseidon was the eponymous founder of the town, Aspledon.
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| Perhaps a daughter of the River KEPHISOS |
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| ASPLEDON (by Poseidon) (Pausanias 9.38.8) |
ENCYCLOPEDIA
MIDEIA, (Mideia). A nymph, who became the mother of Aspledon by Poseidon. (Paus. ix. 38. § 6.)
Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
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"The town [Aspledon, Boiotia] got its name from Aspledon, who was a son of the Nymphe Mideia and Poseidon. Their view is confirmed by some verses composed by Khersias, a man of Orkhomenos:- ‘To Poseidon and glorious Mideia was born Aspledon in the spacious city' ... Originally this city stood on high ground and was called Mideia after the mother of Aspledon." - Pausanias, Guide to Greece 9.38.8
Sources:
- Pausanias, Guide to Greece - Greek Geography C2nd AD
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