Actaea (mythology)

Frederic Leighton, Actaea, the Nymph of the Shore (ca. 1958).

Actaea (Ἀκταία) was a name attributed to two characters in Greek mythology.

Actaea one of the Nereids (sea nymphs).^[1]^[2]
Actaea one of the Danaids, daughter of Danaus and Pieria. She married Periphas, son of Aegyptus.^[3]

[edit] Other uses

Actaea in Greek mythology is the former name of Attica. It was renamed in honour of Atthis, daughter of Cranaus.^[4]

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