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Ligeia (mythology)

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Ligeia Siren by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1873)

In Greek mythology, Ligeia or Ligia (Ancient Greek: Λίγεια, romanizedLígeia, lit.'clear-toned' from ligeios) may refer to two personages:

Notes

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  1. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae Preface
  2. ^ Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 216. ISBN 9780786471119.
  3. ^ Virgil, Georgics 4.336
  4. ^ Tzetzes, Chiliades 1.14, line 339 & 348
  5. ^ Tzetzes, Chiliades 6.40
  6. ^ Lycophron, 720-726; Eustathius, l.c. cit.; Strabo, 5.246 & 252; Servius commentary on Virgil, Georgics 4.562; Tzetzes, Chiliades 1.14, line 337 & 6.40
  7. ^ Suida, s.v. Seirenas
  8. ^ Lycophron, 724

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