place
Aegae
also: Αἰγαί
A cult-site of Poseidon named alongside Helicon in Hymn 22 as a place he holds; ancient sources locate sanctuaries of this name on Euboea and in Achaea.
Reading notes
- The Homeric Hymns §22.1 Aegae
A cult-site of Poseidon named alongside Helicon in Hymn 22 as a place he holds; ancient sources locate sanctuaries of this name on Euboea and in Achaea.
- The Odyssey §5.380 Aegae
The site of Poseidon's famous house, where he drives his horses after wrecking Odysseus's raft. His departure is the opening Athena uses to bind the winds and let Odysseus reach Scheria.