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Aegina
[ ee-jahy-nuh, ih-jee- ]
noun
- Classical Mythology. a daughter of Asopus and Metope who was abducted by Zeus and bore him a son, Aeacus.
- Gulf of Aegina. Saronic Gulf.
- an island in the Saronic Gulf. 32 sq. mi. (83 sq. km).
- a seaport on this island.
Aegina
/ ːˈɪə /
noun
- an island in the Aegean Sea, in the Saronic Gulf. Area: 85 sq km (33 sq miles)
- a town on the coast of this island: a city-state of ancient Greece
- Gulf of Aeginaanother name for Saronic Gulf
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- ··Ա·ٲ [ee-j, uh, -, neet, -n], adjective
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Aegina is a popular weekend destination for people who live in Athens.
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The veteran actor and former boxer is featured in "Man of God," which centers on St. Nektarios of Aegina, a Greek Orthodox saint known as a priest of the common people during the 19th century.
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The same operation is also recounted perfectly in Paul of Aegina’s own seventh-century compendium on surgical practices.
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These were men created from ants on the island of Aegina, in the reign of Aeacus, Achilles’ grandfather, and they were Achilles’ followers in the Trojan War.
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Nearby is Aegina, full of fishing villages and notable seafood taverns.
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