Auge (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Auge (/ˈɔːdʒiː/;[1] Ancient Greek: Αὐγή, romanized: Augê, lit. 'sunbeam, daylight, dawn';[2][3] Modern Greek: "av-YEE"), may refer to two distinct characters:
- Auge, one of the twelve Horae (Hours).[4]
- Auge, daughter of King Aleus of Arcadia and mother of Telephus by Heracles.[5]
References
- ^ Dictionary of Name Pronunciation - Pronounce Auge
- ^ Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, Henry Stuart Jones, A Greek–English Lexicon, s.v.
- ^ Stewart, p. 110.
- ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 183
- ^ Apollodorus, 2.7.4