Aegina

n. island off southeast Greece

n. small medusa

This article is about the island. For the Greek mythological figure, see Aegina (mythology). For the asteroid, see 91 Aegina.Aegina (Greek: Αίγινα (Egina)) is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece in the Saronic Gulf, 31 miles (50 km) from Athens. Tradition derives the name from Aegina, the mother of Aeacus, who was born in and ruled the island. During ancient times, Aegina was a rival to Athens, the great sea power of the era.
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Noun
1. an island in the Aegean Sea in the Saronic Gulf
(synonym) Aigina
(hypernym) Aegean island
(part-holonym) Greece, Hellenic Republic, Ellas
2. small medusa
(hypernym) jellyfish, medusa, medusan

[Greek] Aegina is the daughter of the river god Asopus. The girl was abducted Zeus, who carried her off to the island of Attica (in the Sardonic Gulf), which was later named after her. She gave birth to a son, called Aeacus, and he became the monarch of the island.