McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Aega

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Aega


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in Greek mythology, was the daughter of Olenus, who with her sister Helice brought up the young Jupiter.. She was subsequently placed among the stars. AEga had such a brightness that the Titans were blinded when they attempted to besiege heaven, They accordingly asked her mother to darken the star. Gaea hid AEga in a cave on Crete, where afterwards she became Jupiter's nurse.