In
greek mythology, Aegaeus ( grc, Αἰγαῖος) were:
1. One of the
potamoi, or river-gods. He lived on the island of
Scheria, widely considered to be the modern island of
Corfu
Corfu (, ) or Kerkyra ( el, Κέρκυρα, Kérkyra, , ; ; la, Corcyra.) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the margin of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The isl ...
.
He was the father of
Melite, who bore
Heracles a son,
Hyllus, and of the nymphs Aigaiides.
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2. A surname of Poseidon, derived from the town of Aegae in Euboea.A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, Aegaeus]
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References
Potamoi
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