Name Acraea
Gender Feminine
Scripts Ἀκραία
Theme alpine
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Meaning & History
Latinized form of Greek Ἀκραία (Akraia), an epithet of numerous goddesses whose temples were situated on hills or mountains, including Athena and Hera, which meant "of the heights" or "dwelling on the heights". It is derived from Greek ἄκρος (akros) "highest, upper".