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In some accounts, Euphrosyne was a daughter of the [[Greek primordial deities|primordial gods]], [[Erebus]] (Darkness) and [[Nyx]] (Night).<ref name=":02">Hyginus, ''Fabulae'' [https://topostext.org/work/206#0.2 Preface]</ref><blockquote>"From [[Nyx|Nox]]/ Nyx (Night) and Erebus [were born]: Fatum/ [[Moros]] (Fate), [[Geras|Senectus]]/ Geras (Old Age), [[Thanatos|Mors]]/ Thanatos (Death), Letum (Dissolution), [[Continentia]] (Moderation), [[Somnus]]/ Hypnos (Sleep), [[Oneiros|Somnia]]/ Oneiroi (Dreams), [[Cupid|Amor]] (Love)--that is [[Lysimeles]], [[Epiphron]] (Prudence), [[Porphyrion (mythology)|Porphyrion]], [[Epaphus]], [[Eris (mythology)|Discordia]]/ Eris (Discord), [[Oizys|Miseria]]/ Oizys (Misery), [[Hybris (mythology)|Petulantia]]/ [[Hybris (mythology)|Hybris]] (Wantonness), Nemesis (Envy), Euphrosyne (Good Cheer), [[Amicitia]]/ Philotes (Friendship), [[Eleos|Misericordia]]/ [[Eleos]] (Compassion), [[Styx]] (Hatred); the three [[Parcae]]/ Moirai (Fates), namely Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos; the Hesperides."<ref>Hyginus, ''Fabulae'' Preface</ref></blockquote>[[File:Joshua Reynolds - Mrs John Hale.jpg|thumb|Mrs Mary Hale as Euphrosyne, painted by [[Joshua Reynolds]]|left]] |
In some accounts, Euphrosyne was a daughter of the [[Greek primordial deities|primordial gods]], [[Erebus]] (Darkness) and [[Nyx]] (Night).<ref name=":02">Hyginus, ''Fabulae'' [https://topostext.org/work/206#0.2 Preface]</ref><blockquote>"From [[Nyx|Nox]]/ Nyx (Night) and Erebus [were born]: Fatum/ [[Moros]] (Fate), [[Geras|Senectus]]/ Geras (Old Age), [[Thanatos|Mors]]/ Thanatos (Death), Letum (Dissolution), [[Continentia]] (Moderation), [[Somnus]]/ Hypnos (Sleep), [[Oneiros|Somnia]]/ Oneiroi (Dreams), [[Cupid|Amor]] (Love)--that is [[Lysimeles]], [[Epiphron]] (Prudence), [[Porphyrion (mythology)|Porphyrion]], [[Epaphus]], [[Eris (mythology)|Discordia]]/ Eris (Discord), [[Oizys|Miseria]]/ Oizys (Misery), [[Hybris (mythology)|Petulantia]]/ [[Hybris (mythology)|Hybris]] (Wantonness), Nemesis (Envy), Euphrosyne (Good Cheer), [[Amicitia]]/ Philotes (Friendship), [[Eleos|Misericordia]]/ [[Eleos]] (Compassion), [[Styx]] (Hatred); the three [[Parcae]]/ Moirai (Fates), namely Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos; the Hesperides."<ref>Hyginus, ''Fabulae'' Preface</ref></blockquote>[[File:Joshua Reynolds - Mrs John Hale.jpg|thumb|Mrs Mary Hale as Euphrosyne, painted by [[Joshua Reynolds]]|left]] |
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==Mythology== |
==Mythology== |
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Euphrosyne is a Goddess of Good Cheer, Joy and Mirth.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|last=Larson|first=Jennifer|title=Ancient Greek Cults|publisher=Routledge|year=2007|isbn=978-0415491020|location=New York, NY|pages=162–163}}</ref> Her name is the female version of a Greek word ''euphrosynos'', which means "merriment". The [[Greek people|Greek]] poet [[Pindar]] states that these goddesses were created to fill the world with pleasant moments and good will.<ref>Pindar, ''Olympian Ode'' 14.[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0162%3Abook%3DO.%3Apoem%3D14 1-20]</ref> Usually the Charites attended the goddess of beauty [[Aphrodite]].<ref>''Homeric Hymn 5 to Aphrodite'', [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0138%3Ahymn%3D5 58]</ref> |
Euphrosyne is a Goddess of Good Cheer, Joy and Mirth.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|last=Larson|first=Jennifer|title=Ancient Greek Cults|publisher=Routledge|year=2007|isbn=978-0415491020|location=New York, NY|pages=162–163}}</ref> Her name is the female version of a Greek word ''euphrosynos'', which means "merriment". The [[Greek people|Greek]] poet [[Pindar]] states that these goddesses were created to fill the world with pleasant moments and good will.<ref>Pindar, ''Olympian Ode'' 14.[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0162%3Abook%3DO.%3Apoem%3D14 1-20]</ref> Usually the Charites attended the goddess of beauty [[Aphrodite]].<ref>''Homeric Hymn 5 to Aphrodite'', [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0138%3Ahymn%3D5 58]</ref> |
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* She is depicted with the other two Graces, [[Aglaea]] and [[Thalia (Grace)|Thalia]], at the left of the painting in [[Botticelli]]'s ''[[Primavera (Painting)|Primavera]]''. The sculptor [[Antonio Canova]] made a well-known piece in white marble representing the three Graces, in several copies including one for [[John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford]].<ref>[http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/t/the-three-graces/ The Three Graces.] Victoria & Albert Museum, 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.</ref> |
* She is depicted with the other two Graces, [[Aglaea]] and [[Thalia (Grace)|Thalia]], at the left of the painting in [[Botticelli]]'s ''[[Primavera (Painting)|Primavera]]''. The sculptor [[Antonio Canova]] made a well-known piece in white marble representing the three Graces, in several copies including one for [[John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford]].<ref>[http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/t/the-three-graces/ The Three Graces.] Victoria & Albert Museum, 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.</ref> |
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* [[Joshua Reynolds]] painted Mrs. Mary Hale, wife of General [[John Hale (British Army officer)|John Hale]], as Euphrosyne in 1766. |
* [[Joshua Reynolds]] painted Mrs. Mary Hale, wife of General [[John Hale (British Army officer)|John Hale]], as Euphrosyne in 1766. |
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* [[John Milton]] invoked her in the poem ''[[L'Allegro]]''.<ref name=":0">"[http://www.rc.umd.edu/editions/mws/lastman/milton.htm Milton, L'Allegro and Il Penseroso]"</ref> |
* [[John Milton]] invoked her in the poem ''[[L'Allegro]]''.<ref name=":0">"[http://www.rc.umd.edu/editions/mws/lastman/milton.htm Milton, L'Allegro and Il Penseroso]"</ref> |
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===In science=== |
===In science=== |
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The asteroid [[31 Euphrosyne]] is named after the goddess, as is the [[Euphrosinidae]] family of marine worms. |
The asteroid [[31 Euphrosyne]] is named after the goddess, as is the [[Euphrosinidae]] family of marine worms. |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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== References == |
== References == |
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* [[Hesiod]], ''Theogony'' from ''The Homeric Hymns and Homerica'' with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White, Cambridge, MA.,Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0130%3Acard%3D1 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0129 Greek text available from the same website]. |
* [[Hesiod]], ''Theogony'' from ''The Homeric Hymns and Homerica'' with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White, Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0130%3Acard%3D1 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0129 Greek text available from the same website]. |
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* [[Nonnus|Nonnus of Panopolis]], ''Dionysiaca'' translated by William Henry Denham Rouse (1863-1950), from the Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 1940. [https://topostext.org/work/529 Online version at the Topos Text Project.] |
* [[Nonnus|Nonnus of Panopolis]], ''Dionysiaca'' translated by William Henry Denham Rouse (1863-1950), from the Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 1940. [https://topostext.org/work/529 Online version at the Topos Text Project.] |
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* Nonnus of Panopolis, ''Dionysiaca. 3 Vols.'' W.H.D. Rouse. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1940-1942. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:2008.01.0485 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library]. |
* Nonnus of Panopolis, ''Dionysiaca. 3 Vols.'' W.H.D. Rouse. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1940-1942. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:2008.01.0485 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library]. |
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* [[Pindar]], ''Odes'' translated by Diane Arnson Svarlien. 1990. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0162 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] |
* [[Pindar]], ''Odes'' translated by Diane Arnson Svarlien. 1990. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0162 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] |
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* Pindar, ''The Odes of Pindar'' including the Principal Fragments with an Introduction and an English Translation by Sir John Sandys, Litt.D., FBA. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1937. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0161 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library]. |
* Pindar, ''The Odes of Pindar'' including the Principal Fragments with an Introduction and an English Translation by Sir John Sandys, Litt.D., FBA. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1937. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0161 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library]. |
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* ''The Homeric Hymns and Homerica'' with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Homeric Hymns. Cambridge, MA.,Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0138%3Ahymn%3D2 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0137 Greek text available from the same website]. |
* ''The Homeric Hymns and Homerica'' with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Homeric Hymns. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0138%3Ahymn%3D2 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.] [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0137 Greek text available from the same website]. |
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| Euphrosyne | |
|---|---|
Goddess of good cheer, joy and mirth | |
| Member of The Charites | |
| Affiliation | Aphrodite |
| Major cult centre | Boeotia |
| Abode | Mount Olympus |
| Genealogy | |
| Parents | Zeus and Eurynome Nyx and Erebus[1] |
| Siblings | |
Euphrosyne (/juːˈfrɒzɪniː/; Template:Lang-grc), in ancient Greek religion and mythology, was one of the Charites, known in ancient Rome as the Gratiae (Graces). She was sometimes called Euthymia (Εὐθυμία) or Eutychia (Εὐτυχία).[2]
Family
According to Hesiod, Euphrosyne and her sisters Thalia and Aglaea were daughters of Zeus and the Oceanid Eurynome.[3] Alternative parentage may be Zeus and Eurydome, Eurymedousa, or Euanthe;[4] Dionysus and Kronois;[5] or Helios and the Naiad Aegle.[6]
In some accounts, Euphrosyne was a daughter of the primordial gods, Erebus (Darkness) and Nyx (Night).[7]
"From Nox/ Nyx (Night) and Erebus [were born]: Fatum/ Moros (Fate), Senectus/ Geras (Old Age), Mors/ Thanatos (Death), Letum (Dissolution), Continentia (Moderation), Somnus/ Hypnos (Sleep), Somnia/ Oneiroi (Dreams), Amor (Love)--that is Lysimeles, Epiphron (Prudence), Porphyrion, Epaphus, Discordia/ Eris (Discord), Miseria/ Oizys (Misery), Petulantia/ Hybris (Wantonness), Nemesis (Envy), Euphrosyne (Good Cheer), Amicitia/ Philotes (Friendship), Misericordia/ Eleos (Compassion), Styx (Hatred); the three Parcae/ Moirai (Fates), namely Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos; the Hesperides."[8]
Mythology
Euphrosyne is a Goddess of Good Cheer, Joy and Mirth.[9] Her name is the female version of a Greek word euphrosynos, which means "merriment". The Greek poet Pindar states that these goddesses were created to fill the world with pleasant moments and good will.[10] Usually the Charites attended the goddess of beauty Aphrodite.[11]
In art, Euphrosyne is usually depicted with her sisters dancing.[9]
Cults of Euphrosyne
Euphrosyne and her sisters' main cult was located in Athens, Sparta, or Boetia.[12][9]
Legacy
In art and literature
- She is depicted with the other two Graces, Aglaea and Thalia, at the left of the painting in Botticelli's Primavera. The sculptor Antonio Canova made a well-known piece in white marble representing the three Graces, in several copies including one for John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford.[13]
- Joshua Reynolds painted Mrs. Mary Hale, wife of General John Hale, as Euphrosyne in 1766.
- John Milton invoked her in the poem L'Allegro.[14]
In science
The asteroid 31 Euphrosyne is named after the goddess, as is the Euphrosinidae family of marine worms.
Notes
- ^ Hyginus, Fabulae Preface
- ^ Pindar, fr. 155
- ^ Hesiod, Theogony 907
- ^ Cornutus, Compendium of Greek Theology 15
- ^ Nonnus, Dionysiaca 15.87 & 48.530
- ^ Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 9.35.5
- ^ Hyginus, Fabulae Preface
- ^ Hyginus, Fabulae Preface
- ^ a b c Larson, Jennifer (2007). Ancient Greek Cults. New York, NY: Routledge. pp. 162–163. ISBN 978-0415491020.
- ^ Pindar, Olympian Ode 14.1-20
- ^ Homeric Hymn 5 to Aphrodite, 58
- ^ "www.britannica.com". Retrieved 2016-08-31.
- ^ The Three Graces. Victoria & Albert Museum, 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "Milton, L'Allegro and Il Penseroso"
References
- Hesiod, Theogony from The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White, Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
- Nonnus of Panopolis, Dionysiaca translated by William Henry Denham Rouse (1863-1950), from the Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 1940. Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Nonnus of Panopolis, Dionysiaca. 3 Vols. W.H.D. Rouse. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1940-1942. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Pindar, Odes translated by Diane Arnson Svarlien. 1990. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Pindar, The Odes of Pindar including the Principal Fragments with an Introduction and an English Translation by Sir John Sandys, Litt.D., FBA. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1937. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
- The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an English Translation by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Homeric Hymns. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1914. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.