Английская Википедия:Eucleia
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In Greek mythology, Eucleia or Eukleia (Ancient Greek: Ευκλεια) was the female personification of glory and good repute.[1]
Family
Along with her sisters, Eupheme, Philophrosyne and Euthenia, Eucleia was likely regarded as a member of the younger Charites.[2] According to Plutarch, Eucleia was also used as an epithet of Artemis.[3]
According to an Orphic rhapsody fragment, Eucleia's parents were Hephaestus and Aglaea.[2] Alternatively, Plutarch stated that Eucleia was sometimes considered a separate goddess and the daughter of Heracles and Myrto, and as she died a virgin, she came to be venerated as a goddess.[3]
Mythology
In Greek vase paintings, particularly from 5th century Athens, Eucleia is frequently shown among the attendants of Aphrodite, where she represents the good repute of a chaste bride or is performing stereotypically feminine tasks.[4][1] She was also referred by ancient Greek author Bacchylides as "garland-loving".[5]
Cult
Eucleia was worshipped in Locris and Boeotia.[6] Plutarch states that all cities in these areas had an image and altar of her, and this is where brides and grooms would perform a sacrifice.[3] At Thebes, her statue was created by Skopas.[7] In Athens, a temple was dedicated to Artemis-Eucleia in honor of those who fought in the Battle of Marathon, which is referenced by Greek author Plutarch and Roman geographer Pausanias.[3][8] It is likely that Eucleia was worshipped together with Eunomia at Athens, as they were served by one priest.[9]
In Paros and Epiros, military generals (stratêgoi) offered dedications to Eucleia along with Aphrodite, Zeus (Aphrodisios), Hermes, and Artemis.[10]
There was a sanctuary dedicated to Eucleia at Aigai (Aegae), the ancient capital of Macedonia.[11] The sanctuary consisted of a 4th-century Doric temple, a small Hellenistic era temple, and two stoas.[7] At least two statue bases were votive offerings by Eurydice, paternal grandmother of Alexander the Great; it has been suggested that these offerings were made to commemorate Philip II's victory at Chaeronea in 338 B.C.E.[7] It is possible that there was a statue of Eucliea in the sanctuary.[7] In the area surround the sanctuary, at least three burials of significant people, who were crowned with golden oak leaf wreathes, have been discovered.[12]
Notes
References
- Borza, Eugene, In the Shadow of Olympus: The Emergence of Macedon, Princeton University Press, 1992. Шаблон:ISBN.
- Smith, William; Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London (1873). "Eucleia"
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- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite journal
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 3,3 Plutarch, Aristides, 20.5-6
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite journal
- ↑ Bacchylides, Fragment 13
- ↑ Borza, p. 192
- ↑ 7,0 7,1 7,2 7,3 Шаблон:Cite journal
- ↑ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 1.14.5
- ↑ Stafford, E. J. (1994). Greek cults of deified abstractions (Doctoral dissertation, University of London).
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite journal
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