Elete

deity sky Greek single tradition · 8

Elete is one of twelve Horae. She is the sister of Akte, Antolia, Auge, Musia, Gymnasia, Nymphe, Mesembria, Sponde, Hesperis, Dysis, and Arktos. She represents the hour of prayer.

↻ synthesized from 8 sources

When

First attested
800 BCE
Attested period
-800 – 2020
Historical notes
Classical Greek mythology.

Relationships

syncretized with
Telete
child of
Helios, Chronos

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Sources

Source passages

“Akte was sister of the other eleven Hora: Antolia (Sunrise), Auge (First Light), Musia (Hour of Music), Gymnasia (Hour of Exercise), Nymphe (Hour of Bath), Mesembria (Noon), Sponde (Libations), Elete (Hour of Prayer), Hesperis (Evening), Dysis (Sunset) and Arktos (Night Sky).”

#27480 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Anatolia was sister of the other eleven Hora: Auge (First Light), Musica (Hour of Music), Gymnastica (Hour of Exercise), Nymphe (Hour of Bath), Mesembria (Noon), Sponde (Libation), Elete (Hour of Prayer), Acte (Hour of Pleasure), Hesperis (Evening), Dysis (Sunset) and Arctus (Night Sky).”

#27601 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Arctus was sister of the other eleven Horae: Auge (First Light), Anatole (Sunrise), Musica (Hour of Music), Gymnastica (Hour of Exercise), Nymphe (Hour of Bath), Mesembria (Noon), Sponde (Libation), Elete (Hour of Prayer), Acte (Hour of Pleasure), Hesperis (Evening), and Dysis (Sunset).”

#27669 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Auge was sister of the other eleven Hora: Anatole (Sunrise), Musica (Hour of Music), Gymnastica (Hour of Exercise), Nymphe (Hour of Bath), Mesembria (Noon), Sponde (Libation), Elete (Hour of Prayer), Acte (Hour of Pleasure), Hesperis (Evening), Dysis (Sunset) and Arctus (Night Sky).”

#27836 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Elete (Hour of Prayer) was sister of the other eleven Hora”

#28140 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001