#classical folklore

• Aesacus — A character in Greek and Roman mythology, son of King Priam of Troy and the nymph Alexirhoe, endowed with the prophetic gift of interpreting nocturnal dreams. According to Ovid's Metamorphoses, driven by grief over the death of the nymph Hesperia, whom he loved, he threw himself into the sea waves and was transformed by the goddess Tethys into a diving bird (diver / cormorant).
• Aethra — The Latinized name of Aethra, a character in Greek mythology, daughter of King Pittheus of Troezen and mother of the Athenian hero Theseus (born from her union with King Aegeus or the god Poseidon). In a historical and literary sense, her name is linked to epic episodes where she was captured by the Dioscuri and turned into a slave of Helen of Troy, accompanying her throughout the famous Trojan War.
• Aetolus — A character in Greek mythology, legendary king of Elis, son of Endymion and a nymph, considered the eponymous hero and structural founder of the Aetolia region in Central Greece. According to the legend, after accidentally killing Apis during funeral games, he was exiled from the Peloponnese and fled across the Gulf of Corinth, where he conquered the territory that bears his name, giving rise to the Aetolian tribe.