Mideia

In Greek mythology, Mideia () or Midea (Μιδέα) may refer to the following women:

Midea, a Phrygian slave who bore Licymnius by Electryon.Apollodorus, 2.4.5 Midea, the nymph mother of Aspledon by Poseidon.Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Aspledon The town Lebadea was believed to have previously been named Mideia after her.Pausanias, 9.38.9 & 39.1 citing Chersias Midea, one of the Danaïdes. She married (and killed) Antimachus, son of Aegyptus.Hyginus, Fabulae 170 Midea, daughter of Aloeus and eponym of a city in Argos.Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Mideia

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