ης (ἡ) Æsa, v. de Chalcidique située dans le golfe Thermaïque, HDT. 7, 123.

ἡ, like Μοῖρα, the divinity who dispenses to every one his lot or destiny, ἅσσα οἱ Αἶ. γιγνομένῳ ἐπένησε Il. 20.127, cf. Od. 7.197; Αἶ. φασγανουργός A. Ch. 648 (lyr.). as Appellat., decree, dispensation of a god, τετιμῆσθαι Διὸς αἴσῃ Il. 9.608; ὑπὲρ Διὸς αἶσαν 17.321, cf. 6.487; δαίμονος αἶσα κακή Od. 11.61; τεὰν κατ’ αἶσαν thanks to the destiny decreed by thee, Pi. N. 3.16; θεοῦ αἶσα E. Andr. 1203 (lyr.); — κατ’ αἶσαν fitly, duly, Il. 10.445, etc. ; κατ’ αἶσαν, οὐδ’ ὑπὲρ αἶσαν Il. 6.333, cf. B. 9.32; ἐν αἴσᾳ A. Supp. 545 (lyr.); opp. παρ’ αἶσαν Pi. P. 8.13.
one΄s lot, destiny, οὐ γάρ οἱ τῇδ’ αἶσα… ὀλέσθαι, ἀλλ’ ἔτι οἱ μοῖρ’ ἐστί… Od. 5.113; c. inf., ἔτι γάρ νύ μοι αἶσα βιῶναι 14.359, cf. 13.306, al. ; κακῇ αἴσῃ… ἑλόμην by ill luck, Il. 5.209; ἀσφαλεῖ σὺν αἴσᾳ B. 12.66; τὸν αἶσ’ ἄπλατος ἴσχει S. Aj. 256 (lyr.), cf. AP 7.624 (Diod.). generally, share in a thing, ληΐδος, ἐλπίδος, αἶ., Od. 5.40, 19.84; χθονός Pi. P. 9.56; at a common meal (Argive), Hegesand. 31; τῶ Διὸς τῶ Ϝοίνω αἶ. Inscr.Cypr. 148; λαχεῖν αἶ. IG 5(2).40 (Tegea); for the prov. ἐν καρὸς αἴσῃ v. s. κάρ. — Ep., Lyr., and Trag., but only in lyr. in S. and E.

Place, proper name

• Classical settlement somewhere near Pallene in Halkidiki Macedonia. (TOPOS text)