Rhapso

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Rhapso was a nymph or minor goddess in Greek mythology, worshipped in Athens. She is known solely from a 4th‑century BCE inscription found at Phalerum, where her name is linked to the verb meaning “to sew.” Scholars suggest she functioned as a fate goddess, organizing a man’s thread of life at birth, and may have been a patroness of seamstresses.

When

First attested
300 BCE
Attested period
-300 – -300
Historical notes
Known only from a 4th‑century BCE inscription.

Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“She is known solely from an inscription of the 4th century BCE, found at Phalerum. Her name apparently derives from the Greek verb ῥάπτω meaning "to sew" or "to stitch".”

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