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Euthenia (; , ''Eustheneia'') was the feminine personification of prosperity, abundance, and wealth. The Goddess contrasting her is Penia ("Poverty"). Their sisters were
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 Ch ...
, Eupheme, and Philophrosyne. According to the Orphic fragments, her parents were
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. ...
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.


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References

* Kern, Otto, ''Orphicorum Fragmenta'', Berlin, 1922
Scans at the Internet Archive
Personifications in Greek mythology Greek goddesses Children of Hephaestus {{Greek-deity-stub