Aeëtes built a new colony in Colchis, near the mouth of the large river Phasis, and called it Aea.
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In Greek mythology, Bounos or Bunus, son of Hermes and Alcidamia, received the throne of Ephyra (an early name of Corinth) from Aeëtes, when the latter decided to migrate to Colchis, biding him to keep it until he or his children came back.