Aegina

[ ee-jahy-nuh, ih-jee- ]

noun

1. Classical Mythology. a daughter of Asopus and Metope who was abducted by Zeus and bore him a son, Aeacus.
2. Gulf of Aegina. Saronic Gulf.
3. an island in the Saronic Gulf. 32 sq. mi. (83 sq. km).
4. a seaport on this island.

Aegina

/ iːˈdʒaɪnə /

noun

1. an island in the Aegean Sea, in the Saronic Gulf. Area: 85 sq km (33 sq miles)
2. a town on the coast of this island: a city-state of ancient Greece
3. Gulf of Aegina
   another name for Saronic Gulf

Other Words From

• Ae·gi·ne·tan [ee-j, uh, -, neet, -n], adjective

Example Sentences

The connection between elaborate tillage and scant insular area is indicated in the earliest history of classic Aegina.

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Aegina was behind me, Megara was before, Pyraeus on the right hand, Corinth on the left.

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He left behind him twelve vessels in Aegina under his vice-admiral Gorgopas, who was now installed as governor of that island.

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To the left of the sun, the gulf of Aegina was all golden mist, the islands floating in it vaguely.

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In Greece proper it prevailed on the east coast and especially in Aegina, where her aid was invoked against madness.

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