Aegina
noun
a daughter of Asopus and Metope who was abducted by Zeus and bore him a son, Aeacus.
Aeginetan
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a word derived from
Aegina.
Example Sentences
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Cagn struck snakes with his staff and turned them into men, as Zeus, in the Aeginetan myth, did with ants.
From Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 by Andrew Lang
"The Aeginetan stater weighed about 196 grains, rather more than two of our shillings, and was divided into two drachms of 98 grains, each of which contained six obols of about 16 grains each."
From Hellenica by Henry Graham Dakyns
There are other indications, too, of the importance of the Aeginetan fleet in the Greek scheme of defence.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
The fact that the Aeginetan scale of coins, weights and measures was one of the two scales in general use in the Greek world is sufficient evidence of the early commercial importance of the island.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
They form almost the only existing specimens of the Aeginetan school.
From Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 5 Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Switzerland, Part 1 by Francis W. (Francis Whiting) Halsey
