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| 1. | Classical Mythology. a daughter of Asopus and Metope who was abducted by Zeus and bore him a son, Aeacus. |
| 2. | Gulf of. Saronic Gulf. |
| 3. | an island in the Saronic Gulf. 32 sq. mi. (83 sq. km). |
| 4. | a seaport on this island. 5704. |
| Ae·gi·na (ĭ-jī'nə) An island off southeast Greece in the Saronic Gulf of the Aegean Sea near Athens. It was a prosperous maritime city-state in the fifth century B.C. but declined after its defeat by Athens and the expulsion of its population. The first Greek coins were struck here. |
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