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, Eupheme () was one of the daughters of

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and Aglaia, alongside

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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 ...

, and

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 (; ...

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fr. 182 Kern, p. 213

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References

* Delcourt, Marie, ''Héphaistos ou la légende du magicien'', Paris,

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, 1957. * Kern, Otto, ''Orphicorum Fragmenta'', Berlin, 1922
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'', Band VI, Halbband 1, edited by

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, Stuttgart, J. B. Metzler, 1907
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