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 …

DESPOINE (Despoena) was a fertility goddess of the Arkadian (Arcadian) Mystery cult of Akakesion (Acacesium). She was worshipped alongside her mother Demeter, sister …

Despoina, whose name means "Mistress", is a goddess in Greek mythology. Despoina is not the goddess' true name, which is only revealed to those initiated in the Eleusinian mysteries. …

2021年4月12日 · According to the Arcadian mysteries, Despoina was the daughter of Poseidon and Demeter. She was the half-sister of Persephone, who the cultists referred to as Kore, or …

2024年10月23日 · Despoina was a chthonic goddess worshiped by the Arcadians. Unlike Kore, who was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, Despoina was considered the daughter of …

Despoina (also called Despoine) is a minor fertility goddess in Greek Mythology. She was a central figure in The Arcadian Mysteries cult, back in Ancient Greece. Despoina is the …

According to the ancient authors, Despoena was the daughter of Demeter and Poseidon, worshiped at Arcadia in the Peloponnese. Pausanias gives us a mythical story which was …

…and representing Demeter, her daughter Despoina, Artemis, and the giant Anytus, were found on the site of Lykosoura in Arcadia, where there was a temple of Despoina. The garment of …

After Persephone was abducted by Hades, Demeter set off in search of her lost daughter. This is well known. What is not so well known is that during her wanderings, Demeter herself was …

Among them she was known as Despoina, a word derived from *des-potnia, “lady or mistress of the house”. She was worshipped in a sanctuary at Lycosura, west of the town of Megalopolis. …