Ægina

Family: Greek mythology · Role: daughter of Asopus · First appears: Book 2 · Chapter 5

In Book 2, Chapter 5, Ægina is named as a daughter of Asopus, alongside her sisters Corcyra and Thebe. Zeus carried her off, and Sisyphus revealed this to Asopus in return for water at Acro-Corinthus. In Book 2, Chapter 29, Zeus took Ægina to an island, which was renamed after her, replacing its former name, Œnone.

In Book 5, Chapter 22, Ægina appears among the sisters named in relation to Nemea and Harpina, and the Phliasians erected votive statues of Zeus, Asopus, and Asopus’ daughters. In Book 10, Chapter 13, she is again described as Asopus’ daughter, carried off by Zeus from Phlius.

Relationship record

Book 2 · Chapter 5

with Zeus (Zeus carried off Ægina.) “for he, though he knew that Zeus had carried off Ægina the daughter of Asopus, refused to tell him unless he would give him this water on Acro-Corinthus.”
parent: Asopus (parent->child) “And the people of Phlius say that Asopus’ daughters were Corcyra and Ægina and Thebe:”
siblings with Corcyra (They are identified as daughters of the same father.) “And the people of Phlius say that Asopus’ daughters were Corcyra and Ægina and Thebe:”
siblings with Thebe (They are identified as daughters of the same father.) “And the people of Phlius say that Asopus’ daughters were Corcyra and Ægina and Thebe:”

Book 2 · Chapter 29

parent: Asopus “Zeus having taken Ægina the daughter of Asopus there to that desert island”
with Zeus (Zeus took Ægina to the island.) “Zeus having taken Ægina the daughter of Asopus there to that desert island”

Book 5 · Chapter 22

with Zeus (Zeus is depicted laying hold of Ægina.) “Nemea comes first of the sisters, and next her is Zeus laying hold of Ægina.”
parent: Asopus “The Phliasians also erected as votive offerings statues of Zeus and Asopus’ daughters and Asopus himself. And this is the arrangement of the statues. Nemea comes first of the sisters, and next her is Zeus laying hold of Ægina.”
siblings with Nemea “Nemea comes first of the sisters, and next her is Zeus laying hold of Ægina.”
siblings with Harpina “And next Ægina is Harpina, who according to the tradition of the Phliasians and the people of Elis had an amour with Ares, and bare to him Œnomaus, the king of the district of Pisa.”
siblings with Corcyra “And next Ægina is Harpina, who according to the tradition of the Phliasians and the people of Elis had an amour with Ares, and bare to him Œnomaus, the king of the district of Pisa. And next to her are Corcyra and Thebe,”
siblings with Thebe “And next Ægina is Harpina, who according to the tradition of the Phliasians and the people of Elis had an amour with Ares, and bare to him Œnomaus, the king of the district of Pisa. And next to her are Corcyra and Thebe,”

Book 10 · Chapter 13

parent: Asopus “Ægina was the daughter of the river-god Asopus”
with Zeus (Zeus carried off Ægina.) “and was carried off from Phlius by Zeus”

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