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Actaea Bocki
Actaea may refer to: ''In Greek mythology: Actaea (Greek mythology), Actaea'' ''In biology'': * Actaea (plant), ''Actaea'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants * Actaea (crab), ''Actaea'' (crab), a genus of crabs ''In astronomy'': * Actaea (moon), ''Actaea'' (moon), the moon of the trans-Neptunian object 120347 Salacia ''Other'' * Actaea (pilot boat), ''Actaea'' (pilot boat), a New York pilot boat * Actaea, pseudonym of Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz (1822-1907), naturalist {{disambig Genus disambiguation pages lt:Aktaja pl:Czerniec (roślina) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actaea (Greek Mythology)
In Greek mythology, Actaeä or Aktaia (; Ancient Greek: Ἁκταία ''Aktaiê'' means 'the dweller on coasts' from ἁκτή 'seashore') may refer to the following figures: * Actaea or Actea, the Nereid of rocky shore. These 50 sea-nymphs are daughters of the "Old Man of the Sea" Nereus and the Oceanid Doris. Actaea and her other sisters appeared to Thetis when she cries out in sympathy for the grief of Achilles for his slain friend Patroclus.Homer, ''Iliad'18.39-51/ref> * Actaea, a Libyan princess as one of the Danaïdes, daughters of King Danaus and Pieria. She married and murdered her cousin Periphas, son of Aegyptus on their wedding night at the command of her father. * Actaea, the former name of Attica,whose first king was Actaeus. It was renamed in honour of Atthis, daughter of King Cranaus of Athens.Pausanias1.2.6/ref> Notes References *Apollodorus, ''The Library'' with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
