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Encyclopedia > Aricia

Aricia was, according to Greek mythology, niece of Aegeus. She was the last one of the Pallantides and married Hippolytus, or Virbius, after he was brought back to life on the request of Artemis. Aricia was a Celtic Ricon who betrayed Caradoc, her former lover, to the Romans after he married someone else. Beautiful and wicked, she was rumored to be a dark witch. She lived in Camulodonon (Colchester) for a while and went on to rule Brigantia (the North). She supported "Romanization" and she was a bit older than Boudicca. In Greek mythology, Aegeus, also Aigeus, Aegeas or Aigeas, was the father of Theseus and an Athenian King. ... In Greek mythology, the Pallantides were the fifty sons of Pallas, nobles of Attica. ... In Greek mythology, Hippolytus was a son of Theseus and either Antiope or Hippolyte. ... In Roman mythology, Virbius was a forest god, consort of Diana. ... This article is about the Greek goddess. ... Boudicca (also written Boudica, Boadicea, Buduica, Bonduca), was a Celtic female chieftain who led the Iceni and a number of other Celtic tribes, including the neighbouring Trinovantes, in a major uprising against the occupying Roman forces in Britain in CE 60 or 61 during the reign of the emperor Nero. ...



 

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