Editing Britomartis (section)

== As Aphaea ==
In the second century CE, the Greek writer [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]] describes Britomartis saying, "She was made a goddess by Artemis, and she is worshipped, not only by the Cretans, but also by the [[Aegina|Aiginetans]]."<ref name="2.30.3">[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], [http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-eng1:2.30.3 2.30.3].</ref> The myths surrounding the Aeginian version of Britomartis differ slightly. [[Antoninus Liberalis]] wrote that after escaping Minos, she arrived at [[Aegina]], but a local fisherman named Andromedes attempted to assault her, so she jumped off the boat and fled onto the island, where she became known as [[Aphaea]], the "invisible" patroness of the island.<ref>K. Pilafidis-Williams, ''The Sanctuary of Aphaia on Aigina in the Bronze Age'' (Munich: Hirmer) 1998, describes the distinctive local cult but is cautious in retrojecting the later cult of Aphaia to describe Britomartis at Aigina; the explicit identification of Britomartis and Aphaea is in [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], [http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-eng1:2.30.3 2.30.3], and in [[Diodorus Siculus]], v.76.3.</ref> Antoninus interprets the name Aphaea as 'she who disappeared'. Aphaea was primarily worshiped at the temple of "Athena Aphaea," where she had a statue.<ref name=":2" /><ref name="2.30.3"/> A temple dedicated to her also existed at [[Aspropyrgos]] on the outskirts of [[Athens]].

Like Britomartis and Artemis, Aphaea was associated with the moon.<ref name=":1" />