Pasithea

Pasithea ( ancient Greek Πασιθέα Pasithéa , also Pasithee ) is one of the Charites , also known as Graces , in Greek mythology . These are considered the daughters of Zeus and the Eurynomials .

description

According to Homer , Hera had promised her Hypnos , the god of sleep, to be his wife, if he would help her put Zeus into slumber (see also Pausania's description of Greece 9.35.4). In Catullus and in the Anthologia Palatina, Pasithea is mentioned as the wife of the sleep god.

In Nonnos von Panopolis' Dionysiaka , a scene analogous to the Iliad is depicted. Here, however, Hera is named as the mother and Dionysus as the father of Pasithea. She is also represented there as the servant of Aphrodite .

The origin of the name of the Pasithea is controversial. There are therefore several suggested translations. The Thorough Mythological Dictionary Heder ego called as a translation "ongoing at all" and to the general public and the reasonable service call sleep. Hence, Pasithea is sometimes viewed as the goddess of calm and relaxation. Since she was considered the wife of the sleep god, one can assume this.

When Friedrich Nork it is with "the revered goddess of Allen" translated. Another translation for the prefix pasis is "acquired". The suffix thea is "goddess" or "view" or "view". This leads to further etymological attempts at explanation such as "acquired goddess", since Hypnos acquired her through Hera in the Iliad , or "acquired view". Therefore, Pasithea is sometimes considered the goddess of hallucinations . This is also supported by the fact that Hypnos is associated with drowsy plants and opiates and a scene in the Dionysiacs in which she produces ointments and medicines. A plant called Pasithea caerulea is also named after her.

In addition, Pasithea is the name of one of the Nereids .

Web link

• Pasithea in the Theoi Project (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Homer Iliad 14.231 ff.
2. ↑ Catullus Carmen 63.43.
3. ↑ Anthologia Palatina 9,517.
4. ↑ Nonnos of Panopolis Dionysiaka 31,103ff.
5. ↑ Nonnos of Panopolis Dionysiaka 15.87; 33.37.
6. ^ Benjamin Hederich , Thorough Mythological Dictionary, Sp. 1900-1901. Pasithea at Zeno.org
7. ↑ Catullus, Carmen 63,43.
8. ↑ Friedrich Nork , Etymological-symbolic-mythological real dictionary for manual use for biblical scholars, archaeologists and the like. visual artists, volume 4, p. 20.
9. ↑ Pasithea -. Greek Goddess Charis of Rest Theoi Project, Aaron J. Atsma, New Zealand, accessed on September 6, 2016 . 
10. ^ Nonnos of Panopolis, Dionysiaka 33, 4.
11. ↑ Hesiod Theogony 246.