Greek mythology A major branch of classical mythology, Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of Ancient Greek folklore. These stories concern the origin and nature of the world, the lives and activities ...

, Aba () was a

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naiad

nymph A nymph ( grc, νύμφη, nýmphē, el, script=Latn, nímfi, label= Modern Greek; , ) in ancient Greek folklore is a minor female nature deity. Different from Greek goddesses, nymphs are generally regarded as personifications of nature, are ...

from the town of Ergisce in Ciconia. She became the mother by

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, of a son

Ergiscus In Greek mythology, Ergiscus () is the son of Poseidon and the naiad nymph Aba. Suida, ''Suda Encyclopedia'' s.v. ''Ergiske''; ''Etymologicum Magnum ''Etymologicum Magnum'' ( grc, Ἐτυμολογικὸν Μέγα, ) (standard abbreviation ' ...

after whom

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(Ergisce), took its name from its founder. Aba is presumed to be a daughter of the river Hebros.

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Reference

* Suida, ''Suda Encyclopedia'' translated by David Whitehead
Online version at the Topos Text Project.
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