Pop Culture References of Wizard101: Aquila – Erytheia

Erytheia – Erytheia one of the Three Hesperides
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Erytheia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erytheia_(mythology)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erytheia

Youngest daughter of Silenus and historian of lost Pompeii. She sends your wizard off on the quest to defeat Hades and then again to challenge Cronus.

In Greek mythology, Erythia or Erytheia or Erythea (Ancient Greek: Ερυθεια from erythos “red”) may refer to the following figures:

• Erythia, also called Erytheis (Ερυθεις), one of the Hesperides (Nymphs of the West).
• Erythia, daughter of Geryon and mother, by Hermes, of Norax, the man who led the Iberians to Sardinia.
• Erythia, the home of the above three-bodied giant Geryon.

Since Erythia spends her time in the Garden of Hesperides, I assume her inspiration is the first one on the list.

Erytheia or Erythia (“the red one”), part of Greek mythology, is one of the three Hesperides. The name was applied to the island close to the coast of southern Hispania, that was the site of the original Punic colony of Gadeira. Pliny’s Natural History (4.36) records of the island of Gades: “On the side which looks towards Spain, at about 100 paces distance, is another long island, three miles wide, on which the original city of Gades stood. By Ephorus and Philistides it is called Erythia, by Timæus and Silenus Aphrodisias, and by the natives the Isle of Juno.” The island was the seat of Geryon, who was overcome by Heracles.

The current list of all the (known) Aquila references are located here.

Although I am well versed in Pop Culture references, I do not claim to have caught them all. Let me know your favorites in the comments and if I’ve missed one you caught, let me know so I can add it to the list.

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