Aba (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Aba (Ancient Greek: Ἄβα) was a Thracian naiad nymph who mothered by Poseidon, a son Ergiscus (Ἐργίσκος), after whom Çatalca or Ergisce, took its name. She is presumed to be a daughter of the river Hebros.[1]

Greek deities series
Primordial deities Titans and Olympians Aquatic deities Chthonic deities Mycenaean deities Personified concepts Other deities
Nymphs
Alseid Auloniad Aurai Crinaeae Dryads Eleionomae Hamadryads Hesperides Hyades Lampads Leuce Limnades Meliae Melinoë Minthe Naiads Napaeae Nephele Nereids Oceanids Oreads Pegaeae Pegasides Pleiades Potamides Semystra Thriae

Note

Suida, Suda Encyclopedia s.v. Ergiske

Reference

Suida, Suda Encyclopedia translated by David Whitehead. Online version at the Topos Text Project.

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