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Gender Feminine
Usage Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Scripts Αὔγη, Αὐγή(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsAvgi (modern Greek transcription)
Meaning & History
Derived from Greek αὐγή (auge) meaning "light of the sun". In Greek mythology Auge was the daughter of Aleus, king of Tegea, and mother of the hero Telephus by Heracles. According to Hyginus this name also belonged to one of the Horae, namely the goddess who personified the first light of day. It was also borne by a martyr venerated in Orthodox Christianity, who was one of seven female followers of Saint Blaise of Sebaste who were decapitated after him in 316 under the governor Agricola.