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Greek deities series
Primordial deities
Titans and Olympians
Aquatic deities
Chthonic deities
Other deities
Personified concepts
Muses Nemesis Moirae Cratos Zelus Nike Metis Charites	Adrasteia Horae Bia Eros Apate Themis Eris Thanatos

In Greek mythology, Bia ("force") was the personification of force, daughter of Pallas and Styx. She was the sister of Nike, Cratos, and Zelus. The gods used Bia to bind Prometheus after he was caught stealing fire. Bia and her siblings were all companions of Zeus.

In Ashanti mythology, Bia is the eldest son of Nyame and Asase Ya.

The Bia River is in West Africa.

BIA is the abbreviation for Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis, a technique widely used from fat measurement up to body composition analysis.

BIA is also the abbreviation for Bureau of Indian Affairs

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