Idaea (wife of Phineus)

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In Greek mythology, Idaea or Idaia (Ancient Greek: Ἰδαία, 'she who comes from Ida' or 'she who lives on Ida')[1] the second wife of Phineus, the king of Thrace, whose false accusations against her stepsons were responsible for her husband's misfortunes. She was sent back to her father the Scythian king Dardanus who condemned her to death.[2] Other ancient sources give other names for Phineus' second wife, including: Eidothea, sister of Cadmus, and Eurytia.[3]

  1. ^ Grimal, s.v. Idaea.
  2. ^ Zingg, s.v. Idaea 3; Grimal, s.v. Idaea; Tripp, s.v. Idaea 1.
  3. ^ Hard, pp. 386, 387; Smith, s.v. Phineus 3 (which also mentions Dia as another name given).