Αἰα

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Αἰα (Aia) is a figure or place from ancient Greek mythology, often associated with the distant, mystical land linked to the sorceress Circe.

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Αἰα canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mythologicalLocation
mythologicalPlace
appearsIn later Greek mythographic traditions
associatedWith Circe NERFINISHED
Odysseus NERFINISHED
Κίρκη NERFINISHED
associatedWithWork Homeric epics NERFINISHED
characteristic distant
enchanted
mystical
countryOfOrigin ancient Greece NERFINISHED
culture Greek mythology
describedIn ancient Greek mythology
event Odysseus and his companions are transformed into animals by Circe
Odysseus stays one year with Circe
genre mythological geography
hasInhabitant Circe NERFINISHED
enchanted animals
nymphs
hasTheme encounter between mortals and divine beings
magic
transformation
label Aeaea NERFINISHED
Aia NERFINISHED
Αἰα
languageOfName Ancient Greek
mentionedIn Odyssey NERFINISHED
mythologicalContext journey of Odysseus
nameMeaning often identified with Aeaea, island of Circe
narrativeRole island of the sorceress Circe
possibleLocation Italian coast
Tyrrhenian Sea NERFINISHED
western Ocean
relatedMythologicalFigure Helios NERFINISHED
Telegonus NERFINISHED
relatedTo islands at the edge of the world
scholarlyTopic identification of Aeaea with real-world locations

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Aia nameInAncientGreek Αἰα