title: Aea (mythology)
text: # Aea (mythology)
  
  In Greek mythology Aea (Ancient Greek: Αἶα, romanized: Aia) was a huntress of Colchis, who attracted the unwanted attention of a local river-god.
  
  ## Mythology
  
  Aea was fell victim to the pursuit of Phasis, the river god, who desired her. She shoot her arrows at him and ran away from him, but eventually the chase wore her down. Phasis caught her and bound her on the waves. Her story was depicted on the palace walls of the king of Colchis Aeetes.
  
  