Karme

Karme ( Greek  Κάρμη , Latinized Carme) is a Cretan nymph and demigoddess of the grain harvest in Greek mythology .

She was the daughter of Eubuleus , the demigod of plowing. As one of Zeus' numerous lovers, she gave birth to a daughter, Britomartis .

The Jupiter moon Carme was named after her.

literature

• Heinrich Wilhelm Stoll : Karme . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 2.1, Leipzig 1894, column 960 ( digitized version ).

Web links

• Karme in the Theoi Project (English)