Abia

Role: nurse of Glenus; founder of a temple · First appears: Book 4 · Chapter 30

After Hyllus and the Dorians were defeated by the Achæans, Abia, nurse of Glenus, settled at Ire and built a temple of Hercules. Afterwards, Cresphontes assigned her several honors and renamed the town Abia.

Relationship record

Life events

• Abia settled at Ire and built a temple of Hercules.(Book 4 · Chapter 30 · 📍 Ire)
  • “then they say Abia, the nurse of Glenus the son of Hercules, went to Ire, and there lived, and built a temple of Hercules”
• Cresphontes renamed Ire Abia and assigned Abia several honors.(Book 4 · Chapter 30 · 📍 Ire)
  • With: Cresphontes
  • “Cresphontes afterwards assigned her several honours, and changed the name of the town to her name Abia.”

Book 4 · Chapter 30

• with Glenus (Abia was Glenus's nurse.) “Abia, the nurse of Glenus the son of Hercules, went to Ire, and there lived, and built a temple of Hercules”
• with Cresphontes (Cresphontes assigned honours to Abia and renamed the town after her.) “Cresphontes afterwards assigned her several honours, and changed the name of the town to her name Abia”
• ward: Glenus “Abia, the nurse of Glenus the son of Hercules”
• with Hercules (Abia built a temple dedicated to Hercules.) “built a temple of Hercules”

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.