Enodia
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In Ancient Greek religion and mythology, Enodia, also spelled Ennodia and Einodia (; ) is a distinctly Thessalian goddess, identified in certain areas or by certain ancient writers with Artemis, Hecate or Persephone. She was paired with Zeus in cult and sometimes shared sanctuaries with him. Enodia was primarily worshipped in Ancient Thessaly and was well known in Hellenistic Macedonia.
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- Iconography
- Origins and civic expansion of Enodia's cult
- Mythology
- Ancient worship
- Identification with Hecate
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
In Ancient Greek religion and mythology, Enodia, also spelled Ennodia and Einodia (; ) is a distinctly Thessalian goddess, identified in certain areas or by certain ancient writers with Artemis, Hecate or Persephone. She was paired with Zeus in cult and sometimes shared sanctuaries with him. Enodia was primarily worshipped in Ancient Thessaly and was well known in Hellenistic Macedonia.
Enodia is a goddess of roads, protection (apotropaic), ghosts, purification, the city, and cemeteries. She was included in the local dodekotheon. The goddesses of this dodekotheon were Hestia, Demeter, Enodia, Aphrodite, Athena and Themis.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Enodia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.