In Greek mythology, Eidyia was a nymph, who was queen to Aeetes, king of Colchis. Mother of Medea and Apsyrtus, she was also the youngest of the Oceanides. Greek mythology comprises the collected legends of Greek gods and goddesses and ancient heroes and heroines, originally created and spread within an oral-poetic tradition. ... For other uses of nymph see Nymph (disambiguation). ... Aeetes (in Greek Αἰήτης, Georgian Ayeti) - King of Colchis (Georgian name Kolkheti, territory of modern West Georgia) in Greek mythology, Aeetes figured prominently in the story of Jason and the Argonauts. ... Colchis, or Aea-Colchis (Georgian form - Kolkheti), in ancient geography district of Asia Minor, at the eastern extremity of the Black Sea, bounded on the N. by the Caucasus. ... Medea by Evelyn De Morgan In Greek mythology Medea was the daughter of King Aeetes (Georgian Ayeti) of Colchis (Georgian Kolkheti, now a territory of modern Georgia) and niece of Circe, and later wife to Jason. ... In Greek mythology, Apsyrtus of Colchis was a son of Aeetes. ...