Histiaea

Histiaea or Hestiaia may refer to:

Mythical figure:
- Histiaea, a daughter of Hyrieus, from whom the town of Histiaea, in Northern Euboea, was said to have derived its name^[1]^[2]
Placenames:
- Histiaea, an ancient city on the northwest coast of Euboea
- Histiaea, Athenian deme/township of Aegeis phyle/clan in Attica.

References

↑ Eustathius of Thessalonica on Homer, p. 280; comp. Strabo, Geography, 10. 1. 3-5
↑ Women of classical mythology: a biographical dictionary By Robert E. Bell Page 247 (1993)

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