Ἀκραία
From LSJ
ἄνθρωπός ἐστι πνεῦμα καὶ σκιὰ μόνον → human being is only a breath and a shadow, man is but a breath and a shadow
English
Akraia, Acraea.
- Acraea was a daughter of the river-god Asterion near Mycenae, who together with her sisters Euboea and Prosymna (Πρόσυμνα) acted as nurses to Hera. A hill Acraea opposite the temple of Hera near Mycenae derived its name from her.
- Acraea and Acraeus are also epithets given to various goddesses and gods whose temples were situated upon hills, such as Zeus, Hera, Aphrodite, Pallas, Artemis, and others.
Spanish (DGE)
-ας, ἡ
1 mit. Acrea hija del río Asterión, epónima de 2, Paus.2.17.1.
2 colina rocosa en la Argólide, junto al monte Eubea, Paus.2.17.2.
