For the doll-like figures used in Ancient Roman ceremonies, see
Argei.For other uses of name Argea see
Argia (disambiguation)In
Greek mythology, Argea or Argia (or Argeia) was a daughter of King
Adrastus of
Argos, and of
Amphithea, daughter of
Pronax. She was married to
Polynices, the exiled king of
Thebes, and bore him three sons:
Thersander,
Adrastus, and Timeas. Sources include:
Apollodorus 3.6.1
Euripides in The Phoenician Women and Suppliants, who mentions the wedding without giving her name.
Hyginus, who in his Fabulae (Latin) calls her Argia.
Robert Graves in his popular The Greek Myths (106c) prefers the spelling Aegeia. <references />
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