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Aega
- This article is about the solar deity. Aega was also the name of a nymph , the daughter of Circe , and the goat whose hide formed the Aegis.
In Greek mythology, Aega ("goat" or "gust of wind"; also Aex) was a minor solar deity, goddess of the sun and domesticated animals. She was the daughter of Helios and Gaia. When the Titans attacked Olympus, Gaia hid her in a cave to conceal her blinding brightness. In another myth, she and her sisters were to nurse Zeus; her sister Amalthea took Aega's place as wet-nurse. She later became the constellation Capella.
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