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In Greek mythology, Aba (Ancient Greek: Ἄβα, romanized: Ába, lit. 'wheel, shout') was a Thracian naiad nymph from the town of Ergisce in Ciconia. She became the mother of a son Ergiscus by Poseidon, after whom Çatalca (Ergisce) took its name. Aba is presumed to be a daughter of the river Hébros (Ἕβρος).

Etymology

The source is uncertain, but it is likely related to aúo (αὔω, 'to shout, to call'). It is also speculated that it denotes a large Mediterranean sea-cow. Additionally, it is also coincidentally the Aiolic variation of the Doric word hébe (ἥβη, 'youth').

References

1. "Ἄβα - Ancient Greek (LSJ)". Liddell, Scott, Jones Ancient Greek Lexicon. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
2. Suida, Suda Encyclopedia s.v. Ergiske; Etymologicum Magnum s.v. Ἐργίσκη
3. McInerney, Jeremy (2010). The Folds of Parnassos: Land and Ethnicity in Ancient Phokis. University of Texas Press. p. 130. ISBN 9780292786301.
4. Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 9. ISBN 9780786471119.
5. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; Jones, Sir Henry Stuart; McKenzie, Roderick (1940). A Greek-English Lexicon. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 9780198642268. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
6. Witczak, Krzysztof Tomasz (2022). "Reflections on the Thracian Sea-Nymph Aba". Vestnik Drevnei Istorii. 82 (1): 32–43. doi:10.31857/S032103910013373-3. S2CID 247806161. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
7. "ἄβα - Ancient Greek (LSJ)". Liddell, Scott, Jones Ancient Greek Lexicon. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

Notes

• Suida, Suda Encyclopedia translated by David Whitehead. Online version at the Topos Text Project.

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