Aegina (mythology) Aegina (mythology) Aegina (; ) was a figure of Greek mythology, the nymph of the island that bears her name, Aegina, lying in the Saronic Gulf between Attica and the Peloponnesos. The archaic Temple of Aphaea, the "Invisible Goddess", on the island was later subsumed by the cult of Athena. "Aphaia" (Ἀφαῖα) may be read as an attribute of Aegina that provides an epithet, or as a doublet of the goddess. Though the name "Aegina" betokens a goat-nymph, such as was Cretan Amalthea, she was given a mainland identity as the daughter of the river-god Asopus and the nymph Metope;
Timeline of the name "Palestine" biblical term for Philistines in Greek ("Philistieim") was different from the contemporary Greek name for the region ("Palaistine") The five books of the Pentateuch / Torah include a total of 10 references, including: The Historical books (see Deuteronomistic history) include over 250 references, almost 200 of which are in the Book of Judges and the Books of Samuel, including: Wisdom books include only 6 references, all in the Psalms, including: Books of the Major prophets and Minor prophets include around 20 references, including: Per Martin Noth, the name likely comes from the Aramaic word for Philistine. Noth also described a