Aegle (
Ancient Greek: Αἴγλη "brightness" or "dazzling light") is the name of several different figures in
Greek mythology:[1]
Aegle, one of the daughters of
Asclepius by
Lampetia,[2] the daughter of the
Sun, according to
Hermippus.[3] Her name is said to have derived from "Αἴγλη" ("Aegle"), meaning "Brightness," or "Splendor," either from the beauty of the human body when in good health, or from the honor paid to the medical profession.[4]
Aegle, one of the
Heliades, a sister of
Phaeton, and daughter of
Helios and
Clymene.[8] In her grief at the death of her brother she and her sisters were changed into
poplars.
Scholiast on P. Oxy. 4099, Mythological Compendium lns 6,13 (The Oxyrhynchus Papyri trans. Fowler 1995 Vol 61 p. 56) (Greek mythography C1st BC to 1stAD)
Pliny the Elder, Natural History 35. 40. 137 (trans. Rackham) (Roman encyclopedia C1st AD)
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Aegle (
Ancient Greek: Αἴγλη "brightness" or "dazzling light") is the name of several different figures in
Greek mythology:[1]
Aegle, one of the daughters of
Asclepius by
Lampetia,[2] the daughter of the
Sun, according to
Hermippus.[3] Her name is said to have derived from "Αἴγλη" ("Aegle"), meaning "Brightness," or "Splendor," either from the beauty of the human body when in good health, or from the honor paid to the medical profession.[4]
Aegle, one of the
Heliades, a sister of
Phaeton, and daughter of
Helios and
Clymene.[8] In her grief at the death of her brother she and her sisters were changed into
poplars.
Scholiast on P. Oxy. 4099, Mythological Compendium lns 6,13 (The Oxyrhynchus Papyri trans. Fowler 1995 Vol 61 p. 56) (Greek mythography C1st BC to 1stAD)
Pliny the Elder, Natural History 35. 40. 137 (trans. Rackham) (Roman encyclopedia C1st AD)
This article includes a list of Greek mythological figures with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific Greek mythology article referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended Greek mythology article, if one exists.