Aeëtes
Aeëtes | |
|---|---|
| King of Colchis | |
King Aeëtes by Bartolomeo di Giovanni | |
| King of Colchis | |
| Predecessor | None (office established) |
| Successor | Perses |
| Wife | Idyia |
| Issue | Medea, Absyrtus, Chalciope |
| Heir | Absyrtus |
| Father | Helios |
| Mother | Perseis |
Aeëtes (/iːˈiːtiːz/ ee-EE-teez; Ancient Greek: Αἰήτης, romanized: Aiḗtēs, IPA: [ai̯.ɛ̌ːtɛːs]), or Aeeta, was the ruler of the eponymous realm of Aea in Greek mythology, a wondrous realm which from the fifth century B.C.E. onward became identified with the kingdom of Colchis east in the Black Sea. The name comes from the ancient Greek word αἰετός (aietós, "eagle").