Philophrosyne /fɪləˈfrɒzɪniː/ was the ancient Greek female spirit of welcome, friendliness, and kindness. Her sisters were Eucleia, Eupheme, and Euthenia. Along with her sisters, she was regarded as a member of the younger Charites.[1] According to the Orphic fragments, Philophrosyne was the daughter of Hephaestus and Aglaia.[2] 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
edit- ^ Atsma, Aaron J. (2017). "EUKLEIA". Theoi Project.
- ^ Orphic fr. 182 Kern, p. 213 (English translation).
References
edit- Geffcken, Johannes, The Last Days of Greco-Roman Paganism, North Holland Pub. Co., 1978. ISBN 978-0-444-85005-8. p. 251.
- Kern, Otto, Orphicorum Fragmenta, Berlin, 1922. Scans at the Internet Archive, English translation at HellenicGods.org.
- Oliver, James Henry, Demokratia, the gods, and the free world, Ayer Publishing, 1979. ISBN 978-0-405-11564-6. p. 111.
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