Hegemone
deity earth Greek single tradition · 3
Hegemone is one of the two Charites worshipped by the Athenians, according to Pausanias. The other Charis worshipped by the Athenians is Auxo.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 200 BCE
- Attested period
- -200 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested by Pausanias.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Cleta, Phaenna, Kale, Thallo, Carpo, Charites, Peitho, Charis, Aglaea, Euphrosyne, Thalia, Pasithea
- sibling of
- Auxo
- allied with
- Auxo
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“For the Athenians the two Charites were Auxo and Hegemone, while for the Spartans they were Cleta and Phaenna.”
#28052 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Auxo (Αὐξώ, from αὐξάνειν (auxanein, 'to increase') or Auxesia was worshipped (alongside Hegemone) in Athens as one of their two Charites. Auxo was the Charis of spring and Hegemone was the Charis of autumn.”
#28634 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In ancient Greek religion, Hegemone (Ancient Greek: Ἡγεμόνη, from the feminine form of ἡγεμών, 'leader, guide') was, according to the geographer Pausanias, the name given to one of the two Charites at Athens (the other being Auxo).”
#45722 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-20b:free