Auge

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Auge is a figure in Greek mythology, a princess of Tegea and priestess of Athena who became the mother of the hero Telephus by Heracles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology
priestess
princess
associatedHero Heracles
Telephus
associatedSanctuary sanctuary of Athena Alea at Tegea
associatedTheme divine retribution
exposure of children
foundation legends of Mysia
rape and seduction in myth
child Telephus
cityAssociatedWith Tegea
connectedPlace Mysia
Pergamon
consort Heracles
cultRole priestess of Athena
culturalSphere Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
deityServed Athena
ethnicity Arcadian
father Aleus
gender female
grandfather Aphidas
languageOfName Ancient Greek
lover Heracles
mother Neaera
mythologicalCategory Heracleid myth
linked to: Heracles cycle
mythologicalEra age of Heracles
linked to: Heracles
mythologicalTradition Greek mythology
mythType heroic myth
nameInGreek Αὐγή
linked to: Eos
notableOffspring Telephus
region Arcadia
sourceText Apollodorus, Bibliotheca
Diodorus Siculus, Library of History
linked to: Diodorus Siculus

Pausanias, Description of Greece
title princess of Tegea

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Telephus childOf Auge