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The legend has it that Aphaea escaped the clutches of sailors near the coast of Aegina and was seen going up till she vanished and hence the name Aphaea meaning "vanish"
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Sparta and Aegina (where she was known as Aphaea) and the islands of the
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
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Were she Aphaea herself, I should say Gordon's success is as fixed as any other decree --
St. Elmo 1872
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Aphaea is said to be a mountain and a hunting goddess who protects shipping and Aegina was an important shipping area of the region
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