Budeia

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)