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Eupheme (deity)
In Orphic literature, Eupheme () was one of the daughters of Hephaestus and Aglaia, alongside Eucleia, Euthenia, and Philophrosyne.''RE''s.v. Eupheme 2 Delcourt, p. 47; Orphifr. 182 Kern, p. 213 Notes References * Delcourt, Marie, ''Héphaistos ou la légende du magicien'', Paris, Les Belles Lettres, 1957. * Kern, Otto, ''Orphicorum Fragmenta'', Berlin, 1922Internet Archive * ''Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft'', Band VI, Halbband 1, edited by Wilhelm Kroll Wilhelm Kroll (; ; October 7, 1869 – April 21, 1939) was a German classicist who was a full professor at the Universities of Greifswald (1899–1906), Münster (1906–1913) and Breslau (1913–1935). Education and career Kroll was born in the ..., Stuttgart, J. B. Metzler, 1907Wikisource {{Greek-myth-stub Personifications in Greek mythology Greek goddesses Children of Hephaestus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orphic Literature
Orphism is the name given to a set of religious beliefs and practices originating in the ancient Greece, ancient Greek and Hellenistic world, associated with literature ascribed to the mythical poet Orpheus, who descended into the Greek underworld and returned. Orphism has been described as a reform of the earlier Dionysian Mysteries, Dionysian religion, involving a re-interpretation or re-reading of the myth of Dionysus and a re-ordering of Hesiod's ''Theogony'', based in part on pre-Socratic philosophy. The suffering and death of the god Dionysus at the hands of the Titans has been considered the central myth of Orphism. According to this myth, the infant Dionysus is killed, torn apart, and consumed by the Titans. In retribution, Zeus strikes the Titans with a thunderbolt, turning them to ash. From these ashes, humanity is born. In Orphic belief, this myth describes humanity as having a dual nature: body (), inherited from the Titans, and a divine spark or soul (), inherited f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hephaestus
Hephaestus ( , ; wikt:Hephaestus#Alternative forms, eight spellings; ) is the Greek god of artisans, blacksmiths, carpenters, craftsmen, fire, metallurgy, metalworking, sculpture and volcanoes.Walter Burkert, ''Greek Religion'' 1985: III.2.ii; see coverage of Lemnos-based traditions and legends at Lemnos, Mythic Lemnos In Greek mythology, Hephaestus was the son of Hera, either on her own or by her husband Zeus. He was cast off Mount Olympus by his mother Hera because of his lameness, the result of a congenital impairment; or in another account, by Zeus for protecting Hera from his advances (in which case his lameness would have been the result of his fall rather than the reason for it). As a smithing god, Hephaestus made all the weapons of the gods in Olympus. He served as the blacksmith of the gods, and was worshipped in the manufacturing and industrial centres of Greece, particularly Athens. The cult of Hephaestus was based in Lemnos. Hephaestus's symbols are a smith's ham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aglaia (Grace)
In Greek mythology, Aglaia, Aglaïa (), or Aglaea () (''Brill's New Pauly''s.v. Aglaea (1)) is a goddess, one of the Charites (known as the Graces in Roman mythology). Family According to Hesiod and other sources (including Apollodorus), Aglaia was one of the three Charites, along with Euphrosyne (mirth) and Thalia (abundance), who were the daughters of Zeus and the Oceanid Eurynome.Bells.v. Aglaia (1), p. 15 Other sources name the same three Charites (Aglaia, Euphrosyne and Thalia) but give them different parents. The '' Orphic Hymn to the Graces'' says they are the daughters of Zeus and Eunomia (goddess of good order and lawful conduct), and Pindar says that they are daughters of the strongest god (i.e. Zeus) without naming their mother.Pindar, ''Olympian Ode'14.1–20 Hesiod says also that Aglaia is the youngest of the Charites.Hesiod, ''Theogony'945 According to the ''Dionysiaca'', Aglaia is one of the "dancers of Orchomenus" (i.e. the Charites, per Pindar), along w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eucleia
In Greek mythology, Eucleia or Eukleia (Ancient Greek: Ευκλεία) was the feminine personification of honor, glory, and good repute. Family Along with her sisters, Eupheme, Euthenia and Philophrosyne, she was a member of the younger Charites. According to Plutarch, Eucleia was also used as an epithet of Artemis.Plutarch, ''Aristides''20.5-6/ref> According to an Orphic rhapsody fragment, Eucleia's parents were Hephaestus and Aglaia. Alternatively, Plutarch stated that Eucleia was sometimes considered a separate goddess and the daughter of Heracles and Myrto, and as she died a virgin, she came to be venerated as a goddess. Mythology In Greek vase paintings, particularly from 5th century Athens, Eucleia is frequently shown among the attendants of Aphrodite, where she represents the good repute of a chaste bride or is performing stereotypically feminine tasks. She was also referred by ancient Greek author Bacchylides as "garland-loving". Cult Eucleia was worshippe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euthenia
Euthenia (; , ''Eustheneia'') was the feminine personification of prosperity, abundance, and wealth. The Goddess contrasting her is Penia ("Poverty"). Their sisters were Eucleia, Eupheme, and Philophrosyne. According to the Orphic fragments, her parents were Hephaestus and Aglaia. Rome On Roman coins, Euthenia is often compared to Abundantia, the personification of abundance and prosperity, and Annona, the personification of the grain supply to Rome. Egypt She is also a part of the Egyptian pantheon, though was later assimilated to tales related to Goddess Isis Isis was a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. Isis was first mentioned in the Old Kingdom () as one of the main characters of the Osiris myth, in which she resurrects her sla .... During Ptolemaic times, she became the consort of Nilus. Her first appearance on Egyptian coins date back to the last decade of BC. Notes References * K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philophrosyne
Philophrosyne was the feminine personification of goodness, friendship, and reception. According to the Orphic fragments, Philophrosyne was the daughter of Hephaestus and Aglaia, and her sisters were Eucleia, Eupheme, and Euthenia Euthenia (; , ''Eustheneia'') was the feminine personification of prosperity, abundance, and wealth. The Goddess contrasting her is Penia ("Poverty"). Their sisters were Eucleia, Eupheme, and Philophrosyne. According to the Orphic fragments, he .... Orphicbr>fr. 182 Kern, p. 213 Some authors divide to Philophrosyne into two separate goddesses called Euphilo ("Goodness") and Euphrosyne ("Friendship"), in this minority version both goddesses are daughters of Hephaestus and Aglaia. Notes References *Geffcken, Johannes, ''The Last Days of Greco-Roman Paganism'', North Holland Pub. Co., 1978. p. 251 * Kern, Otto, ''Orphicorum Fragmenta'', Berlin, 1922Internet Archive *Oliver, James Henry, ''Demokratia, the gods, and the free world'', Ayer Publishing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Delcourt
Marie Delcourt (Ixelles, 18 November 1891 – Liège, 11 February 1979) was a Belgian classical philologist. She studied at the University of Liège (ULg), and obtained a PhD in classical philology in 1919. Under the German occupation of Belgium during World War I she was active in the Dame Blanche resistance network. She was the first female part-time lecturer at the ULg. An expert in the history of the ancient Greek religion, Marie Delcourt was particularly interested in the psychological dimension of religious facts. She was also a newspaper columnist and editorialist. She was married to writer Alexis Curvers. Publications ;Ancient history * ''La vie d'Euripide'', Éd. Gallimard, Paris, 1930. Rééd. Labor, Bruxelles, 2004, coll. Espace Nord * ''Eschyle'', Éd. Rieder, Paris, 1934 (Maîtres de Littérature, 18) * ''Stérilités mystérieuses et naissances maléfiques dans l'antiquité classique'', Éd. Droz, Paris, 1938 (FacPhLLg, 82) * ''Périclès'', Éd. Gallimard, Paris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Belles Lettres
Les Belles Lettres, founded in 1919, is a French publisher specialising in the publication of ancient texts such as the '' Collection Budé''. The publishing house, originally named ''Société Les Belles Lettres pour le développement de la culture classique'', was founded by the Association Guillaume Budé, with the initial goal of publishing Greek and Latin classics. History Foundation According to the usual story, the history of ''Belles Lettres'' began in World War I when the linguist Joseph Vendryes wanted a critical edition of Homer to include in his field pack, but could find only German editions. At the end of the war, the Association Guillaume Budé was created, named for the 16th-century French humanist. The association began with the mission of increasing the availability of the great classics of Greek and Latin culture and decided to publish "a comprehensive collection of Greek and Latin authors, othtexts and translations". However, the association did no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Kern
Otto Ferdinand Georg Kern (14 February 1863 in Schulpforte (now part of Bad Kösen) – 31 January 1942 in Halle an der Saale) was a German classical philologist, archaeologist and epigraphist. He specialized in the field of ancient Greek religion, being known for his investigations of Greek mystery cults and Orphism, as well as the ancient city of Magnesia on the Maeander and later also the history of ancient studies. In 1907 he became professor at the University of Halle-Wittenberg, where he became rector in 1915/16. Biography Early life Otto Kern was born near Naumburg an der Saale. His father Franz Kern was a senior teacher at the Pforta State School at the time, and later became the school's headmaster. Otto's mother was the 14 years younger Clara Kern, born Runge. His father introduced him at an early age to the Greeks and to German literature, especially Goethe. In Stettin, Otto Kern attended grammar school, where his religion teacher Anton Jonas introduced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Realencyclopädie Der Classischen Altertumswissenschaft
The Pauly encyclopedias or the Pauly-Wissowa family of encyclopedias, are a set of related encyclopedias on Greco-Roman world, Greco-Roman classical studies, topics and scholarship. The first of these, or (1839–1852), was begun by compiler August Pauly. Other encyclopedias in the set include ''Pauly–Wissowa'' (1890–1978), ''Little Pauly'' (1964–1975), and ''The New Pauly'' (1996–2012). Ur-Pauly The first edition was the ("Practical Encyclopedia of the Study of Classical Ancient History in Alphabetical Order") originally compiled by August Friedrich Pauly. As the basis for the subsequent PaulyWissowa edition, it is also known as the . The first volume was published in 1839 but Pauly died in 1845 before the last was completed. Christian Waltz (18021857) and Wilhelm Siegmund Teuffel completed the 6 volume first edition in 1852. A second edition of the first volume of Pauly's encyclopedia was published by Teuffel in 1861. The revised second volume came out in 1866, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelm Kroll
Wilhelm Kroll (; ; October 7, 1869 – April 21, 1939) was a German classicist who was a full professor at the Universities of Greifswald (1899–1906), Münster (1906–1913) and Breslau (1913–1935). Education and career Kroll was born in the town of Ząbkowice Śląskie, Frankenstein in the Kingdom of Prussia, Prussian Province of Silesia and brought up in Breslau, the capital city. From 1887 to 1891 he studied Classics, Archeology, History and Sanskrit at the universities of University of Breslau, Breslau and Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin. After obtaining his Ph.D. in 1891, Kroll went to Italy for the first of many times to study Greek manuscripts in Florence and Venice and continued his studies at the University of Bonn in the summer term of 1892. Before the end of the term, he was awarded a four-year scholarship by the Prussian Academy of Sciences that gave him the means to further his academic career. Kroll returned to Italy where he continued and expanded his res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Personifications In Greek Mythology
Personification is the representation of a thing or abstraction as a person, often as an embodiment or incarnation. In the arts, many things are commonly personified, including: places, especially cities, countries, and continents; elements of the natural world, such as trees, the four seasons, the " four elements", the four cardinal winds, and the five senses; moral abstractions, especially the four cardinal virtues and seven deadly sins; the nine Muses; and death. In many polytheistic early religions, deities had a strong element of personification, suggested by descriptions such as "god of". In ancient Greek religion, and the related ancient Roman religion, this was perhaps especially strong, in particular among the minor deities. Many such deities, such as the or tutelary deities for major cities, survived the arrival of Christianity, now as symbolic personifications stripped of religious significance. An exception was the winged goddess of victory, Victoria/ Nike, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
