Apanchomene
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Apanchomene is an epithet for the goddess Artemis meaning 'the strangled goddess' or 'she who hangs herself'. The name originates from an incident where boys playfully strung a rope around her statue, leading to their execution and subsequent supernatural retribution until proper rites were performed. The epithet is also linked to traditions of hanging icons or puppets of vegetation goddesses in trees.
When
- First attested
- 100 BCE
- Attested period
- -100 – 200
- Historical notes
- Attested by Pausanias in his 2nd century CE work.
Relationships
- aspect of
- Artemis (Diana)
- manifested by
- Artemis Condyleatis
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Apanchomene (Ancient Greek: Ἀπαγχομένη) was in Greek mythology an epithet for the goddess Artemis that meant 'the strangled goddess' or 'she who hangs herself'.”
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