Asia
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Asia is a figure in Greek mythology, often considered one of the Oceanids and associated with the region that later bore her name.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ἀσία | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Oceanid
ⓘ
figure in Greek mythology ⓘ nymph ⓘ |
| alternativeParentageTradition | Clymene as wife of Iapetus instead of Asia ⓘ |
| appearsIn | later mythographic traditions about the naming of Asia ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anatolia
ⓘ
boundaries of the known world in archaic Greek thought ⓘ region of Asia ⓘ water ⓘ |
| category | Oceanids in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| child |
Atlas
ⓘ
Epimetheus ⓘ Menoetius ⓘ Prometheus ⓘ |
| classification | minor goddess ⓘ |
| cosmicGeneration | second generation of primordial deities ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
surface form:
Asia Minor (attributed, not clearly attested)
|
| describedAs | daughter of Oceanus and Tethys ⓘ |
| eponymOf | continent of Asia ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasDomain | eastern lands ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalRole | eponymous ancestor of Asia Minor ⓘ |
| hasSiblingGroup | three thousand Oceanids ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedBy | Hesiod ⓘ |
| mythologicalEra | Titanomachy era characters ⓘ |
| mythologicalStatus | immortal ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| nameWrittenInGreek |
Asia
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ἀσία
|
| parent |
Oceanus
ⓘ
Tethys ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Oceanids
ⓘ
Titans ⓘ |
| relatedTo | geographical etymology of the name Asia ⓘ |
| roleInGenealogy | ancestor of notable Titans and heroes through her sons ⓘ |
| sibling |
Calypso
ⓘ
Clymene ⓘ Doris ⓘ Electra ⓘ Metis ⓘ Pleione ⓘ Tethys ⓘ |
| spouse | Iapetus ⓘ |
| symbolicAssociation | the East ⓘ |
| typeOfDeity | personification of a geographic region ⓘ |
| workMentionedIn |
Hesiod's Theogony
ⓘ
surface form:
Theogony
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.