Genetyllis
Genetyllis is a birth goddess. The dog was sacred to her. Images of Hecate attended by a dog are also found when she is depicted alongside the god Hermes and the goddess Cybele in reliefs.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 200
- Historical notes
- Attested in 4th century BCE marble relief.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Hecuba, Galinthias, Gale, Genetyllides, Gennaides, Genethliai, Ariste, Kalliste, Artemis Aristobule, Astrateia, Apollo Amazonios, Basileie, Brauronia, Boulaia, Boulephoros, Britomartis, Kallisto, Hyacinthos, Iocheaira, divine spirits of the boys, Moirai, Eileithyia, Bendis
- aspect of
- Aphrodite, Artemis (Diana)
- syncretized with
- Hekate, Artemis (Diana)
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“dog was sacred to Eileithyia, Genetyllis, and other birth goddesses. Images of her attended by a dog are also found when she is depicted alongside the god Hermes and the goddess Cybele in reliefs. Although in later times Hecate's dog came to be thought of as a manifestation of restless souls or daemons who accompanied her”
#14309 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In a singular form, Genetyllis (Ancient Greek: Γενετυλλίς) became one of the names of Aphrodite and, sometimes, associated with Hekate or Artemis.”
#28315 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Kolias, in a cult of women. Men were excluded because the fertility of the earth was related to motherhood. Aristophanes mentions Kolias and Genetyllis who are accused for lack of restraint. Their cult had a very emotional character.”
#42968 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001