Areia (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Areia (Ancient Greek: Ἀρεία means "warlike") or Aria was the Cretan nymph daughter of Cleochus. She became the mother by Apollo of Miletus.[1]
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When Areia gave birth to her son she hid him in a bed of smilax, Cleochus found the child there and named him Miletus after the plant.[2]
Notes
- Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.1.2
- Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica, 1.185
Reference
- Pseudo-Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
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