Aex

Attestations differ by source and appear as separate local traditions. In a Hyginus-derived summary Aex is named as a daughter of Olenus who, with her sister Helice, nursed the infant Zeus in Crete and (in that summary) was afterwards changed by the god into a constellation (source: Hyginus summary as reported in the provided materials). In an Arcadian tradition Aex (Aix) is listed as an epimelid (nanny-goat) nymph who was seduced and bore a son called Aigipan/Aegipan (source: Theoi summary). A fragmentary account labels a Gorgo Aex (Gorgô Aix, 'Terrible Goat') as an ancient/goatish being slain by Zeus at the start of the war (Titanomachy) (source: Theoi fragmentary summary). The supplied materials do not present these as a single coherent life-story and do not unite them authoritatively; they are recorded as alternative, localized traditions.

Descriptions in the surviving summaries are minimal. The Hyginus-derived nurse tradition identifies Aex by genealogy and role (daughter of Olenus; nurse of Zeus) and records a metamorphosis into a constellation but gives no physical description. The Arcadian account classifies Aix as an epimelid or 'nanny-goat' nymph; the source names her function but preserves no explicit physical physiognomy or hybrid features. The Gorgô Aix fragment calls the figure a 'Terrible Goat' (goatish monster) but supplies no further physical detail in the provided excerpt.

The sources attribute limited, role-based functions rather than enumerated supernatural powers. In the Hyginus-derived tradition Aex's notable action is nursing the infant Zeus and (in that summary) being changed into a constellation by the god. In the Arcadian epimelid tradition she is said to have borne the goat-associated son Aegipan/Aigipan after a liaison with a god, situating her within pastoral/lineage narratives; the epimelid classification links her to goat-associated pastoral concerns but the source does not ascribe explicit protective magic. In the Gorgo Aex fragment the figure is presented among ancient beings opposed to Zeus and is said to have been slain by him at the outset of the Titanomachy; antagonistic behavior is implied but not detailed.