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In [[ancient Athens]], '''Eleos''' ([[Ancient Greek]] {{lang|grc|Ἔλεος}} [[masculine gender|m.]]) was the personification of pity, mercy, clemency, and compassion—the counterpart of Roman goddess ''[[Clementia]]''. |
In [[ancient Athens]], '''Eleos''' ([[Ancient Greek]] {{lang|grc|Ἔλεος}} [[masculine gender|m.]]) was the personification of pity, mercy, clemency, and compassion—the counterpart of Roman goddess ''[[Clementia]]''. |
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[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]] states that there was an altar in Athens dedicated to Eleos,<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], ''Description of Greece'' 1. 17. 1</ref>{{not in citation|date=February 2018}} at which children of [[Heracles]] sought refuge from [[Eurystheus]]' prosecution.<ref>''[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Bibliotheca]]'' 2. 8. 1.</ref>{{not in citation|date=February 2018}} [[Adrastus]] also came to this altar after the defeat of the [[Seven against Thebes]], praying that those who died in the battle be buried.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} Eleos was only recognized in Athens, where she was honored by the cutting of hair and the undressing of garments at the altar.<ref>{{cite |
[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]] states that there was an altar in Athens dedicated to Eleos,<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], ''Description of Greece'' 1. 17. 1</ref>{{not in citation|date=February 2018}} at which children of [[Heracles]] sought refuge from [[Eurystheus]]' prosecution.<ref>''[[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Bibliotheca]]'' 2. 8. 1.</ref>{{not in citation|date=February 2018}} [[Adrastus]] also came to this altar after the defeat of the [[Seven against Thebes]], praying that those who died in the battle be buried.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} Eleos was only recognized in Athens, where she was honored by the cutting of hair and the undressing of garments at the altar.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cj5OAwAAQBAJ&q=Eleos |title=Encyclopedia of Goddesses and Heroines |author=Patricia Monaghan, PhD |year=2014 |accessdate=2019-02-27 |page=238|isbn=9781608682188 }}</ref><ref>Scholia to Sophocles's ''[[Oedipus at Colonus]]'', 258</ref> |
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[[Statius]] in ''[[Thebaid (Latin poem)|Thebaid]]'' (1st century) describes the altar to ''[[Clementia]]'' in Athens (treating ''Eleos'' as feminine based on the grammatical gender in Latin): "There was in the midst of the city [of Athens] an altar belonging to no god of power; gentle Clementia (Clemency) [Eleos] had there her seat, and the wretched made it sacred".{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
[[Statius]] in ''[[Thebaid (Latin poem)|Thebaid]]'' (1st century) describes the altar to ''[[Clementia]]'' in Athens (treating ''Eleos'' as feminine based on the grammatical gender in Latin): "There was in the midst of the city [of Athens] an altar belonging to no god of power; gentle Clementia (Clemency) [Eleos] had there her seat, and the wretched made it sacred".{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} |
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In ancient Athens, Eleos (Ancient Greek Ἔλεος m.) was the personification of pity, mercy, clemency, and compassion—the counterpart of Roman goddess Clementia.
Pausanias states that there was an altar in Athens dedicated to Eleos,[1][failed verification] at which children of Heracles sought refuge from Eurystheus' prosecution.[2][failed verification] Adrastus also came to this altar after the defeat of the Seven against Thebes, praying that those who died in the battle be buried.[citation needed] Eleos was only recognized in Athens, where she was honored by the cutting of hair and the undressing of garments at the altar.[3][4]
Statius in Thebaid (1st century) describes the altar to Clementia in Athens (treating Eleos as feminine based on the grammatical gender in Latin): "There was in the midst of the city [of Athens] an altar belonging to no god of power; gentle Clementia (Clemency) [Eleos] had there her seat, and the wretched made it sacred".[citation needed]
See also
Look up Ἔλεος in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
- (Goddesses of Justice): Astraea, Dike, Themis, Prudentia
- (Goddesses of Injustice): Adikia
- (Aspects of Justice): (see also: Triple deity/Triple Goddess (Neopaganism))
- (Justice) Themis/Dike/Justitia (Lady Justice), Raguel (the Angel of Justice)
- (Retribution) Nemesis/Rhamnousia/Rhamnusia/Adrasteia/Adrestia/Invidia
- (Redemption) Eleos/Soteria/Clementia, Zadkiel/Zachariel (the Angel of Mercy)
References
- ^ Pausanias, Description of Greece 1. 17. 1
- ^ Bibliotheca 2. 8. 1.
- ^ Patricia Monaghan, PhD (2014). Encyclopedia of Goddesses and Heroines. p. 238. ISBN 9781608682188. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
- ^ Scholia to Sophocles's Oedipus at Colonus, 258