Henioche (nickname)
Henioche ( Greek Ἡνιόχη , "the charioteer") is an epiclesis of the Greek goddess Hera in the Boeotian city of Lebadeia .
In Lebadeia, according to Pausanias , she was venerated in the famous Trophonius sanctuary, which houses an oracle . There, in addition to Zeus Basileus, she received hera Basilis as another Epiklesis on the occasion of the penteteric games in Lebadeia, that is, sacrifices in honor of Trophonios held every four years.
The Hera's connection with horses and chariots is nothing unusual. She was worshiped under the nickname Hippia in Olympia and she uses a chariot in various situations in the Iliad . In the François vase , too , she rides in a carriage accompanied by Zeus .
It is possible that the name Henioche is a local Boeotian deity, which was also reflected in the Boeotian legends about the wife and daughter of the Theban king Creon , both of whom were called Henioche.
literature
- Hans von Geisau : Henioche 1. In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 2, Stuttgart 1967, column 1021.
- Otto Jessen : Henioche 1 . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 1,2, Leipzig 1890, Sp. 2035 ( digitized version ).
- Georg Weicker : Henioche 1. In: Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume VIII, 1, Stuttgart 1912, Col. 258.