Aegina (/ɪˈdʒaɪnə/; Greek: Αίγινα pronounced [ˈeɣina]; Ancient Greek: Αἴγῑνα) is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece in the Saronic Gulf, 27 km (17 mi)...
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Nectarios of Aegina (Greek: Νεκτάριος Αιγίνης; 1 October 1846 – 8 November 1920), Metropolitan of Pentapolis and Wonderworker of Aegina, is one of the...
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Look up Aegina, Αἴγινα, or Αίγινα in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Aegina is an island of Greece. Aegina may also refer to: Aegina (genus), a genus...
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Aegina (/iˈdʒaɪnə/; Ancient Greek: Αἴγινα) was a figure of Greek mythology, the nymph of the island that bears her name, Aegina, lying in the Saronic...
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Greek: Αἰακός) was a king of the island of Aegina in Greek mythology. He was a son of Zeus and the nymph Aegina, and the father of the heroes Peleus and...
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Silver staters of Aegina The Coinage of Aegina began in the 7th century BC. The front has a sea turtle design, while the back has a punch mark, found on...
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91 Aegina (from Latin Aegīna, Aegīnēta) is a large main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Jean-Marie Stephan on 4 November...
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The Flag of Aegina is the flag used in Aegina island in Greece. The flag of Aegina is diagonally divided by a white stripe, with the upper part blue with...
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Paul of Aegina or Paulus Aegineta (Greek: Παῦλος Αἰγινήτης; Aegina, c. 625 – c. 690) was a 7th-century Byzantine Greek physician best known for writing...
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Temple of Aphaia (redirect from Aegina sculptures)
within a sanctuary complex dedicated to the goddess Aphaia on the island of Aegina, which lies in the Saronic Gulf. Formerly known as the Temple of Jupiter...
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worker-ants on the island of Aegina. Hera, queen of the gods, sent a plague to kill all the human inhabitants of Aegina because the island was named for...
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The Battle of Aegina was a sea battle that took place in 458 BCE between Aegina, aided by the Peloponnesian League, and Athens, as part of the Third Messenian...
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Saronic Gulf (redirect from Gulf of Aegina)
The Saronic Gulf (Greek: Σαρωνικός κόλπος, Saronikós kólpos) or Gulf of Aegina in Greece is formed between the peninsulas of Attica and Argolis and forms...
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Aegina citrea, or lemon jelly, is a species of deep sea hydrozoan of the family Aeginidae. "Monterey Bay Aquarium - Animals A-Z - Lemon Jelly". www.montereybayaquarium...
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Aegina rosea is a species of hydrozoan of the family Aeginidae. It is one of two species in the genus Aegina, which was believed to be monotypic, until...
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Amphioctopus aegina, commonly referred to as the marbled octopus or the sandbird octopus, is a bottom dwelling species residing in the coastal zone of...
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was worshipped almost exclusively at a single sanctuary on the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf. She originated as early as the 14th century BCE as...
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mythology, it was also the name of the gods of those rivers. Zeus carried off Aegina, Asopus' daughter, and Sisyphus, who had witnessed the act, told Asopus...
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Journey' by Lance Nielsen in Aegina – Discover Aegina Greece – Visitors Guide to Aegina Greece – Municipality of Aegina". Retrieved 31 October 2016. "Jason...
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Phocus (son of Aeacus) (redirect from Phocus of Aegina)
Phocus (/ˈfoʊkəs/; Ancient Greek: Φῶκος means "seal"), was a prince of Aegina and son of Aeacus and Psamathe. Phocus' mother Psamathe, the Nereid goddess...
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Aegina insists that Crassus pursue the slave army immediately. The lovers celebrate their escape to the "Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia". Aegina discovers...
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The Archaeological Museum of Aegina (Greek: Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Αιγίνης) is a museum in Aegina, Greece, founded on 21 October 1828 by Ioannis Kapodistrias...
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Sostratos of Aegina (Greek: Σώστρατος ὁ Αιγινήτης), son of Laodamus, is reported by Herodotus as a famous merchant in the sixth century BC Hellenic world...
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Aegina citrea is a genus of hydrozoans in the family Aeginidae. There are two recognized species in the genus Aegina: Aegina citrea Eschscholtz, 1829 Aegina...
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Zanola aegina is a moth in the family Apatelodidae. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1782. It is found in Suriname. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching...
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or "O Pure Virgin", is a Greek Marian hymn composed by St. Nectarios of Aegina in the late 19th century, first published in print in his Theotokarion (Θεοτοκάριον...
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Polus (Ancient Greek: Πῶλος) of Aegina was a celebrated tragic actor, the son of Charicles of Sunium, and a disciple of Archias of Thurii. It is related...
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Saint Athanasia of Aegina (c.790 in Aegina – 14 August 860 in Timia, Greece) was a saint who worked in the Byzantine Empire and was for a while adviser...
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Telesarchus of Aegina (Greek: Τελέσαρχος; fl. 5th century BC) was one of the patrons of the Greek lyric poet Pindar. He is the father of the Cleander who...
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Glaucias was a sculptor of Aegina, who made the bronze chariot and statue of Gelon. Gelon was the son of Deinomenes and a ruler and tyrant of Syracuse...
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