Aegina (/ɪˈdʒaɪnə/;[3] Greek: Αίγινα, Aígina; Ancient Greek: Αἴγῑνα)[a] is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece in the Saronic Gulf, 27 km (17 mi) from Athens. Tradition derives the name from Aegina, the mother of the mythological hero Aeacus, who was born on the island and became its king.[4]
^Municipality of Aegina, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
^"Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
^Smith, Benjamin E. (1895). Century Cyclopedia of Names. Vol. i. New York: Century. p. 16.
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Aegina (/ɪˈdʒaɪnə/; Greek: Αίγινα, Aígina; Ancient Greek: Αἴγῑνα) is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece in the Saronic Gulf, 27 km (17 mi) from Athens...
Nectarios of Aegina (Greek: Νεκτάριος Αιγίνης; 1 October 1846 – 8 November 1920), Metropolitan of Pentapolis and Wonderworker of Aegina, is one of the...
was a mythological king of the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf. He was a son of Zeus and the nymph Aegina, and the father of the heroes Peleus and...
within a sanctuary complex dedicated to the goddess Aphaia on the island of Aegina, which lies in the Saronic Gulf. Formerly known as the Temple of Jupiter...
The Flag of Aegina is the flag used in Aegina island in Greece. The flag of Aegina is diagonally divided by a white stripe, with the upper part blue with...
Paul of Aegina or Paulus Aegineta (Greek: Παῦλος Αἰγινήτης; Aegina, c. 625 – c. 690) was a 7th-century Byzantine Greek physician best known for writing...
Silver staters of Aegina The Coinage of Aegina began in the 6th century BC. The front has a sea turtle design, while the back has a punch mark, found on...
worker-ants on the island of Aegina. Hera, queen of the gods, sent a plague to kill all the human inhabitants of Aegina because the island was named for...
Aegina (from Latin Aegīna, Aegīnēta), minor planet designation 91 Aegina, is a large main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by a French astronomer Édouard...
Sostratos of Aegina (Greek: Σώστρατος ὁ Αιγινήτης), son of Laodamus, is reported by Herodotus as a famous merchant in the sixth century BC Hellenic world...
Amphioctopus aegina, commonly referred to as the marbled octopus or the sandbird octopus, is a bottom dwelling species residing in the coastal zone of...
Journey' by Lance Nielsen in Aegina – Discover Aegina Greece – Visitors Guide to Aegina Greece – Municipality of Aegina". Retrieved 31 October 2016. "Jason...
The Saronic Gulf (Greek: Σαρωνικός κόλπος, Saronikós kólpos) or Gulf of Aegina in Greece is formed between the peninsulas of Attica and Argolis and forms...
was worshipped almost exclusively at a single sanctuary on the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf. She originated as early as the 14th century BCE as...
or "O Pure Virgin", is a Greek Marian hymn composed by St. Nectarios of Aegina in the late 19th century, first published in print in his Theotokarion (Θεοτοκάριον...
Aegina rosea is a species of hydrozoan of the family Aeginidae. It is one of two species in the genus Aegina, which was believed to be monotypic, until...
Saint Athanasia of Aegina (c.790 in Aegina – 14 August 860 in Timia, Greece) was a saint who worked in the Byzantine Empire and was for a while adviser...
The Battle of Aegina was a sea battle that took place in 458 BCE between Aegina, aided by the Peloponnesian League, and Athens, as part of the Third Messenian...
mythology, it was also the name of the gods of those rivers. Zeus carried off Aegina, Asopus' daughter, and Sisyphus, who had witnessed the act, told Asopus...
The Archaeological Museum of Aegina (Greek: Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Αιγίνης) is a museum in Aegina, Greece, founded on 21 October 1828 by Ioannis Kapodistrias...
Zanola aegina is a moth in the family Apatelodidae. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1782. It is found in Suriname. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching...
to his newly named "aegina species complex", a group of octopuses forming a distinct constellation characterized by Octopus aegina. The genus Amphioctopus...
Aegina citrea is a species of deep sea hydrozoan of the family Aeginidae. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aegina citrea Eschscholtz, 1829"...
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