A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology

Smith, William

A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890

(Αἰγιναία), a surname of Artemis, under which she was worshipped at Sparta. (Paus. 3.14.3.) It means either the huntress of chamois, or the wielder of the javelin (αἰγανέα).

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