Eilioneia
deity Argive single tradition · 1
Eilioneia is a deity to whom the Argives sacrifice a bitch by reason of the ease with which the bitch brings forth its young.
When
- First attested
- 500 BCE
- Attested period
- -500 – 100
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in Plutarch's Roman Questions.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Hecate, Geneta Mana
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“But Socrates says that the Argives sacrifice a bitch to Eilioneia by reason of the ease with which the bitch brings forth its young.”
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