Philophrosyne /fɪləˈfrɒzɪniː/ was the feminine personification of goodness, friendship, and reception. Their sisters were Eucleia, Eupheme, and Euthenia. Along with her sisters, she was a member of the younger Charites. According to the Orphic fragments, Philophrosyne was the daughter of Hephaestus and Aglaia. Some authors divide to Philophrosyne into two separate goddesses called Euphilo ("Goodness") and Euphrosyne ("Friendship"), in this minority version both goddesses are daughters of Hephaestus and Aglaia.
Notes
- ^ Atsma, Aaron J. (2017). "EUKLEIA". Theoi Project.
- ^ Orphic fr. 182 Kern, p. 213 (English translation).
References
- Geffcken, Johannes, The Last Days of Greco-Roman Paganism, North Holland Pub. Co., 1978. ISBN 978-0-444-85005-8. p. 251.
- Kern, Otto, Orphicorum Fragmenta, Berlin, 1922. Scans at the Internet Archive, English translation at HellenicGods.org.
- Oliver, James Henry, Demokratia, the gods, and the free world, Ayer Publishing, 1979. ISBN 978-0-405-11564-6. p. 111.
