In Greek mythology, Antaea ( Greek: Ἀνταία), Antaia, or Antea, was an epithet of the goddesses Demeter, Rhea, and Cybele. Its meaning is unclear but it probably signifies a goddess whom man may approach in prayers, this name look like "ain tinea" the berbere queen of Algerian desert ( Tin Hinan). [1] It may also have to do with Cybele's hostility to the Telchines. [2]
"Antaea" was also another name for Stheneboea, wife of Proetus. [3]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Schmitz, Leonhard (1870). "Antaea". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 181.
In Greek mythology, Antaea ( Greek: Ἀνταία), Antaia, or Antea, was an epithet of the goddesses Demeter, Rhea, and Cybele. Its meaning is unclear but it probably signifies a goddess whom man may approach in prayers, this name look like "ain tinea" the berbere queen of Algerian desert ( Tin Hinan). [1] It may also have to do with Cybele's hostility to the Telchines. [2]
"Antaea" was also another name for Stheneboea, wife of Proetus. [3]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Schmitz, Leonhard (1870). "Antaea". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 181.