 Auge was the daughter of Aleus, the grandson of Arcas, who was the son of Zeus and Callisto.Aleus was the king of Arcadia and eponym of Alea, and was said to have been the founder of the cult of Athena Alea and the builder of Temple of Athena Alea at his capital of Tegea.According to the mythographer Apollodorus, Auge's mother was Neaera, the daughter of Pereus.