Euthenia (/juːˈθiːniə/;[1] Greek: Ευσθένεια, Eustheneia) was the feminine personification of prosperity, abundance, and gain. The Goddess contrasting her is Penia ("Poverty").[2] Their sisters were Eucleia, Eupheme, and Philophrosyne. Along with her sisters, she was a member of the younger Charites.[3] According to the Orphic fragments, her parents were Hephaestus and Aglaia.[4]
Cultural Significance
editAs a symbol of prosperity and wealth she has been depicted across culture, often on coins and venerated through ritualistic practices.
Rome
editOn Roman coins, Euthenia is often compared to Abundantia, the personification of abundance and prosperity, and Annona, the personification of the grain supply to Rome.[5]
Egypt
editShe is also a part of the Egyptian pantheon, though was later assimilated to tales related to Goddess Isis. During Ptolemaic times, she became the consort of Nilus.[6] Her first appearance on Egyptian coins date back to the last decade of BC.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Eu Beauty!". British Baby Names.
- ^ "PENIA - Greek Goddess or Spirit of Poverty". www.theoi.com. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ Atsma, Aaron J. (2017). "EUKLEIA". Theoi Project.
- ^ Orphic fr. 182 Kern, p. 213 (English translation).
- ^ "Euthenia and Demeter - Elagabalus". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ^ "Curtis Chapter I". www.coinsofromanegypt.org. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ^ Kákosy, László (1982). "The Nile, Euthenia, and the Nymphs". The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. 68: 290–298. doi:10.2307/3821647. ISSN 0307-5133. JSTOR 3821647.
- Kern, Otto, Orphicorum Fragmenta, Berlin, 1922. Scans at the Internet Archive, English translation at HellenicGods.org.
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