Idyia Explained

In Greek mythology, Idyia (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ἰδυῖα|Idyîa) or Eidyia (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Εἰδυῖα|Eidyîa;) was a daughter of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys,^[1] and queen to Aeëtes, king of Colchis.^[2] She was the mother of Medea, Chalciope and Absyrtus.^{[3] [4]} According to Apollonius of Rhodes, she was the youngest of the Oceanides.^[5] Her name means "the fair-faced"^[6] or "the knowing one"^[7] derived from the Greek word Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: εἴδω (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: eídō) meaning "to see" or "to know".

References

• Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
• Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica translated by Robert Cooper Seaton (1853–1915), R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912. Online version at the Topos Text Project. Internet Archive.
• Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica. George W. Mooney. London. Longmans, Green. 1912. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Gaius Julius Hyginus, Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies. 1960. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
• Hesiod, Theogony from The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White, Cambridge, MA.,Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.

Notes and References

1. [Hesiod]
2. [Apollonius Rhodius]
3. Hesiod, Theogony 960; Apollodorus, 1.9.23; Hyginus, Fabulae 25
4. Accounts vary on the name of Absyrtus' mother, and only Apollodorus (1.9.23) seems to consider him full brother of Medea; see Absyrtus.
5. Apollonius Rhodius, 3.243–244
6. Book: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. 2013. 9780786471119. 119.
7. Book: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. 2013. 9780786471119. 189.