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Acraea (Ancient Greek: Ἀκραία means 'of the heights' from akraios) was a name that had several uses in Greek and Roman mythology.[1][2]

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  1. ^ Schmitz, Leonhard (1867), "Acraea", in Smith, William (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 1, Boston, MA, p. 14{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Bell, Robert E. (1991). Women of Classical Mythology: A Biographical Dictionary. ABC-CLIO. p. 3. ISBN 9780874365818.
  3. ^ Pausanias, 2.17.1
  4. ^ Pausanias, 2.17.2
  5. ^ Apollodorus, 1.9.28; Pausanias, 2.24.1
  6. ^ Pausanias, 1.1.3
  7. ^ Vitruvius, 1. 7
  8. ^ Ezechiel Spanheim, In Callimachi hymnos observationes, in Jov. 82.

References

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1870). "Acraea". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.