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Short description: Oceanid of Greek mythology, spouse of Aeetes

In Greek mythology, Idyia (Ancient Greek:) or Eidyia (Ancient Greek:; /ˈd.ə/) was a daughter of 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 εἴδω (eídō) meaning "to see" or "to know".

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  1. Hesiod, Theogony 352
  2. Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 3.241–244, 269
  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, Argonautica, 3.243–244.
  6. Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 119. ISBN 9780786471119. 
  7. Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 189. ISBN 9780786471119. 

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