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.

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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)

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Asia nameWrittenInGreek Asia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ἀσία
Fatoua nativeTo Asia
Rosa nativeTo Asia
Parysatis II region Asia
Clymene sibling Asia