Actaea (mythology)

Actaea (mythology)

Actaea (Ἀκταία) was a name attributed to two characters in Greek mythology.

*Actaea one of the Nereids (sea nymphs). [Apollodorus. "Library", [http://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus1.html 1.2.7] .] [Hesiod. "Theogony", [http://www.theoi.com/Text/HesiodTheogony.html 240] .]
*Actaea one of the Danaids, daughter of Danaus and Pieria. She married Periphas, son of Aegyptus. [Apollodorus. "Library", [http://www.theoi.com/Text/Apollodorus2.html 2.1.5] .]

Other uses

*Actaea in Greek mythology is the former name of Attica. It was renamed in honour of Atthis, daughter of Cranaus. [Pausanias. "Description of Greece", 1.2.7.]

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