Idaea


Idaea or Idaia is the name of several figures in Greek mythology, it means "she who comes from Ida" or "she who lives on Ida", and is often associated with Mount Ida in Crete, and Mount Ida in the Troad.

Figures

Those named Idaea include:
The name is related with Mount Ida. In the Iliad, Ida means wooded hill, and recalls the mountain worship in the Minoan mother goddess religion.
Three inscriptions in Linear A, which represents the Minoan language, bear just the name i-da-ma-te. The inscriptions may refer to the "mother goddess of Ida".

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