Dia (wife of Ixion)

For other uses, see Dia (mythology).

In Greek mythology, Dia (Ancient Greek: Δία, romanized: Día, lit. 'divine, she-Zeus') is a Thessalian queen, wife of the nefarious Ixion and mother of the hero Pirithous. In some versions she bore Pirithous not to her husband but to Zeus, the king of the gods, who approached her in the form of a stallion. Although both her husband and son have major roles in ancient Greek tales, Dia plays no active role in them.

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