Philotes
Philotes ( Greek Φιλότης Philótēs ) is a goddess of Greek mythology . It corresponds to Amicitia (friendship) in Roman mythology .
According to Hesiod's theogony , she is the daughter of Nyx and thus the sister of negatively perceived personifications such as Geras (old age), Thanatos (death), Eris (discord), Apate (falsehood), Styx (hate) or Nemesis (vengeance). In Hyginus Mythographus , Amicitia is named as the daughter of Nox and Erebus ; instead of Amicitia , Cicero names the goddess of grace Gratia as the daughter of Nox and Erebus.
Philotes is understood on the one hand as the personification of the friendly love Philia , which corresponds to its translation into Roman mythology , on the other hand, a derivation from the ancient Greek word φηλήτης phēlḗtēs , German 'the deceiver', is suggested, which, according to Otto Höfer, better fits the meaning of her siblings.
literature
- Otto Höfer : Philotes . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 3.2, Leipzig 1909, column 2353 ( digitized version ).
- Hans Kloesel: Philotes. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XX, 1, Stuttgart 1941, Col. 182.
Web links
- Philotes in the Theoi Project (English)
Remarks
- ↑ Amicitia ( Memento of the original from May 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in the Roman Myth Index
- ^ Hesiod, Theogony 224.
- ^ Hyginus Mythographus, Fabulae Praefatio.
- ^ Cicero, De natura deorum 2, 17.
