Eunostus (deity)
Eunostus ( Greek Εὔνοστος , Latin Eunostus) was the protective deity of the flour mills in ancient Greek mythology .
The oldest source in which the female deity is mentioned is the Onomasticon by Iulius Pollux (2nd century). The lexicographer Hesychios of Alexandria (5th century) writes that idols were placed in the mills to watch over the correct measurement of the flour. Later mentions in Photios , in the Suda and in Eustathios of Thessalonike seem to refer to the place in Hesychios.
Otto Crusius suspected that Eunostus was an epiclesis of Artemis , which Alfred Schiff rejected for etymological reasons.
literature
- Otto Crusius : Eunostus 1) . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 1,1, Leipzig 1886, column 1405 ( digitized version ).
- Alfred Schiff : Eunostus 1). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume VI, 1, Stuttgart 1907, column 1136.
Web links
- Entry to Eunostus. Theoi Project, accessed November 8, 2009 .