Pheme

deity sky Greek single tradition · 3

Pheme, also known as Report, is described as the immortal child of golden Elpis. She is referenced in Sophocles' Oedipus Rex as a divine personification.

↻ synthesized from 3 sources

When

First attested
800 BCE
Attested period
-800 – 2020
Historical notes
Referenced in Sophocles' Oedipus Rex as the child of Elpis.

Relationships

created by
Zeus
syncretized with
Fama
child of
Elpis
allied with
Medusa, Pandora

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Sources

Source passages

“Sophocles has a character in Oedipus Rex refer to "immortal Pheme (Report), child of golden Elpis".”

#28183 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“Pheme talks fast, spreading the latest news and gossip, and while she talks, small clouds form and words fill the air. She has spiky short orange hair, brown eyes and orange glossy lips. Zeus later grants her orange wings, enabling her to fly.”

#43272 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“An altar to the goddess was established in the agora as early as the 5th century BCE, and remained active until the imperial era.”

#45686 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free