Carya
deity earth ancient Greek religion single tradition · 1
Carya is the Lady of the Nut-Tree, to whom an archaic open-air temenos was dedicated in Caryae. Her priestesses were called the caryatides, represented on the Athenian Acropolis as the marble caryatids supporting the porch of the Erechtheum. Late accounts made her a virgin who had been transformed into a nut-tree.
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 200
- Historical notes
- Attested in ancient Greece.
Relationships
- consort of
- Dionysus
- aspect of
- Artemis (Diana)
- co occurs with
- Artemis Caryatis
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“There, an archaic open-air temenos was dedicated to Carya, the Lady of the Nut-Tree, whose priestesses were called the caryatides, represented on the Athenian Acropolis as the marble caryatids supporting the porch of the Erechtheum.”
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