Aega (goddess)

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This article is about the solar deity. For other meanings, see Aega, the disambiguation page.

In Greek mythology, Aega ("goat" or "gust of wind"; also Aex) was a minor Nature goddess, goddess of domesticated animals. She was the daughter of Helios and Gaia. When the Titans attacked Olympus, Gaia hid her in a cave to conceal her blinding brightness. In another myth, she and her sisters were to nurse Zeus; her sister Amalthea took Aega's place as wet-nurse. She later became the constellation Capella. She had a son, Aegipan, by Zeus; he was a similar deity to Pan.