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Asia (Oceanid)
| Asia | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Oceanids | |
| Genealogy | |
| Parents | |
| Siblings | Oceanids, Potamoi |
| Consort | Iapetus |
| Children | Atlas, Epimetheus, Menoetius, Prometheus |
| Greek deities series |
|---|
| Water deities |
| Water nymphs |
In Greek mythology, Asia (Ancient Greek: Ἀσία) was one of the 3,000 Oceanids, daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys.[1][2][3] In some accounts, her mother was called Pompholyge and sister of Libye.[4][AI-generated source?]
- ^ Apollodorus, 1.2.2
- ^ Bell, Robert E. (1991). Women of Classical Mythology: A Biographical Dictionary. ABC-CLIO. p. 74. ISBN 9780874365818.
- ^ Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 36. ISBN 9780786471119.
- ^ Tzetzes ad Lycophron, 894 (Gk text); Andron of Halicarnassus fr. 7 Fowler = FGrHist 10 F 7 (Fowler 2000, p. 42; Fowler 2013, p. 13; Bouzek and Graninger, p. 12. Fowler 2013, p. 15, calls Pompholyge, a name found nowhere else, an ad hoc invention.)
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