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Despoina or Despoena (/ d ɛ s ˈ p iː n ə /; [1] Greek: Δέσποινα, romanized: Déspoina) was the epithet of a goddess worshipped by the Eleusinian Mysteries in Ancient Greece as the daughter of Demeter and Poseidon and the sister of Arion. [2]
Unlike her sister Kore, Despoina does not appear to have been associated with agriculture and the seasons; instead, what little is known about points towards an affiliation with animals. [12] For example, iconography survives depicting cult participants wearing animal masks or images of mixanthropic beings performing cult activities. [13]
The Temple of Despoina is prostyle-hexastyle in plan and in the Doric order – i.e., it had six Doric columns across the front façade only. In plan, the stylobate (platform) of the temple measures 11.15 by 21.35 m and is divided between a pronaos (front portico) and a cella. [ 9 ]
Persephone was conflated with Despoina, "the mistress", a chthonic divinity in West-Arcadia. [101] The megaron of Eleusis is quite similar to the "megaron" of Despoina at Lycosura. [ 96 ] Demeter is united with her, the god Poseidon , and she bears him a daughter, the unnameable Despoina. [ 114 ]
Proteus (Πρωτεύς), a shape-shifting, prophetic old sea god, and the herdsman of Poseidon's seals; Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν), king of the sea and lord of the sea gods; also god of rivers, flood and drought, earthquakes, and horses; Sangarius (Σαγγάριος), a river-god
In the Arcadian myths, Poseidon is related to Demeter and Despoina (another name of Kore- Persephone) and he was worshipped with the surname Hippios in many Arcadian cities. [10] At Thelpusa and Phigalia there were sister worships which are very important for the study of primitive religions.
A related Greek word is despoina ("Des-potnia" from PIE *dems-potnia meaning "mistress of the house"). [5] An alternative etymology of the goddess Demeter comes through Potnia and Despoina ("Dems-meter", from PIE *dems-méh₂tēr, meaning "mother of the house"). [6] Potnia is possibly also etymologically related to Ptgyh, an attested ...
Alcyone, mother of Hyrieus, [14] Hyperenor and Aethusa; [15] Hyperes and Anthas; [16] and Epopeus [14] by Poseidon. Celaeno, mother of Lycus [17] and Nycteus by Poseidon; and of Eurypylus and Euphemus also by Poseidon. Sterope, also Asterope, mother of King Oenomaus of Elis by Ares or wife of Oenomaus instead. [18] Merope, youngest of the ...