Aegle

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Aegle is a figure from Greek mythology, often identified as one of the Hesperides, the nymphs associated with a blissful garden at the western edge of the world.


Statements (44)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Hesperid
figure in Greek mythology
nymph
appearsIn myths of the Hesperides
associatedDeity Hera
Zeus
associatedWith Hesperides
blissful garden at the western edge of the world
garden of the Hesperides
golden apples
category Children of Atlas in Greek mythology
Greek nymphs
Hesperides
cosmicDirectionAssociation west
cosmicSymbolism edge of the known world
culture Ancient Greek
gender female
groupMembership Hesperides
nymphs of the evening
guardedFor Hera
guardedObject immortal golden apples
tree of golden apples
hasVariantParentageTradition daughter of Atlas
daughter of Hesperus
daughter of Nyx
languageOfName Ancient Greek
mythologicalFunction personification of radiant beauty
mythologicalLocation near Oceanus
nameMeaning brightness
splendor
parent Atlas
Hesperus
Nyx
residence far western edge of the world
garden of the Hesperides
role guardian of the golden apples
siblings Arethusa
Erytheia
Hesperia
other Hesperides
symbolicAssociation evening light
paradisiacal gardens
radiance
timePeriodOfWorship Classical antiquity

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