Ida (mythology)
The name Ida is the name of several mythological figures.
Greek mythology
[edit]In Greek mythology Ida or Ide (Ancient Greek: 'timber' or 'woodland'[1]), may refer to the following:
Hindu mythology
[edit]In Hindu mythology Ida is goddess of speech. Ilā-Idā is also associated with Sarasvati, the goddess of knowledge.[4]
Norse mythology
[edit]In Norse mythology, the Iðavöllr (Plains of Ida) are the plains that surround Asgard, the home of the Æsir gods.[citation needed]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Liddell, Henry; Scott, Robert, eds. (1940). "ἴδη, Dor. ἴδα, ἡ, n.". A Greek-English Lexicon. Clarendon Press.
- ^ Grimal, s.v. Ida, p. 227; Diodorus Siculus, 4.60.3, 5.49.1–3.
- ^ Grimal, s.v. Ida, p. 227; Tripp, s.v. Ida, p. 315; Gantz, pp. 2, 743; Hard, p. 75.
- ^ Conner & Sparks (1998). p. 183.
References
[edit]- Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History translated by Charles Henry Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. 3. Books 4.59–8. Online version at Bill Thayer's Web Site
- Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica. Vol 1-2. Immanel Bekker. Ludwig Dindorf. Friedrich Vogel. in aedibus B. G. Teubneri. Leipzig. 1888–1890. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Grimal, Pierre, The Dictionary of Classical Mythology, Wiley-Blackwell, 1996. ISBN 978-0-631-20102-1
- Hard, Robin, The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology: Based on H.J. Rose's "Handbook of Greek Mythology", Psychology Press, 2004, ISBN 9780415186360. Google Books.
- Liddell, Henry George, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, revised and augmented throughout by Sir Henry Stuart Jones with the assistance of Roderick McKenzie, Clarendon Press Oxford, 1940. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Tripp, Edward, Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology, Thomas Y. Crowell Co; First edition (June 1970). ISBN 069022608X.
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