Phaenna
In Greek mythology, Phaenna (Greek: Φαέννα, romanized: Phaénna, lit. 'shining') was one of the Charites (the Graces). She was worshipped in Laconia, the region in ancient Greece where Sparta was located.
Etymology
[edit]Her name translates to "bright".[1]
Worship
[edit]According to Pausanias, in the second century the Lacedaemonians claimed that the Charites were two, and gave them the names of Cleta and Phaenna.[2][3] Pausanias also says that according to local legend, the mythical king Lacedaemon founded their sanctuary and gave them their names; the sanctuary stood near the river Tiasa.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Keightley & Schmitz 2010, p. 193.
- ↑ Pausanias 9.35.1
- ↑ Harrison 1991, p. 286.
- ↑ Pausanias 3.18.6
Bibliography
[edit]- Harrison, Jane Ellen (1991). Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion. ISBN 978-0-6910-1514-9.
- Keightley, Thomas; Schmitz, Leonhard (2010). The Mythology of Ancient Greece and Italy. ISBN 978-1-1625-9591-7.
- Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
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