Pheme
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In Greek mythology, Pheme ( ; Greek: , Phēmē), also known as Ossa ("Rumor") in Homeric literature, was the divine personification of fame, renown, and rumors. Her equivalent in Roman mythology, Fama, was likewise the personification of fame, and was depicted similarly in Roman literature and art. Both goddesses represented the two-sided nature of fame; those in their favor received notability and praise, while those subject to their wrath were haunted by scandal and rumors.
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- Deity.type
- Greek
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- Dresden Fama (2005).jpg
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- Sculpture of Fama with a trumpet and wings on the dome of the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts
- Deity.god_of
- Personification of Fame
- Deity.cult_center
- Athens
- Deity.symbol
- Trumpet
- Deity.gender
- Female
- Deity.roman_equivalent
- Fama
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13 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Pheme in ancient Greece
- Worship in Athens
- In the Homeric epics
- Fama in ancient Rome
- In the ''Aeneid''
- In the ''Metamorphoses''
- In the ''Thebaid''
- Literature
- See also
- Notes
- References
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In Greek mythology, Pheme ( ; Greek: , Phēmē), also known as Ossa ("Rumor") in Homeric literature, was the divine personification of fame, renown, and rumors. Her equivalent in Roman mythology, Fama, was likewise the personification of fame, and was depicted similarly in Roman literature and art. Both goddesses represented the two-sided nature of fame; those in their favor received notability and praise, while those subject to their wrath were haunted by scandal and rumors.
==Etymology== The Greek word pheme is related to Φάναι "to speak" and can mean "fame," "report," or "rumor." The Latin word fama, with the same range of meanings, is related to the Latin fari ("to speak"), and is, through French, the etymon of the English "fame."