Budeia
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For the town of ancient Thessaly, see Boudeia.
In Greek mythology, the name Budeia or Budea /bjuːˈdiːə/ (Ancient Greek: Βούδεια Boúdeia, "oxen-yoker") may refer to:
- Budeia, a surname of Athena in Thessaly.[1][2]
- Budeia, daughter of Lycus.[3] She was the wife of the Orchomenian king, Clymenus and mother of his children, including Erginus,[4] Stration, Arrhon, Pyleus, Azeus,[5] Eurydice[6] and Axia.[7] The Boeotian town of Budeion was named after her[8] or alternatively attributed it to the Argive hero Budeion.[9] An alternate spelling of her name is Buzyge (Βουζύγη Bouzyge same meaning as Boudeia)