Ocalea

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Ocalea (Latin; Greek Ὠκάλεια) may refer to the following:

In biology:

  • Ocalea, a genus of rove beetle.

In ancient Greek geography:

  • Ocalea or Ocaleae, a town in Boeotia on the shore of Lake Copais.

In Greek mythology:

  • Ocaleia or Ocalea, mother of the twins Proetus and Acrisius; daughter of Mantineus; wife of Abas. She is more often referred to as Aglaïa (Ἀγλαΐα).[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Pseudo-Apollodorus 2.24; scholia on Euripides Orestes 953.