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Sponde

deity sky Greek single tradition · 8

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

↻ synthesized from 8 sources

When

First attested
800 BCE
Attested period
-800 – 200
Historical notes
Classical Greek mythology.

Relationships

sibling of
Arktos, Akte, Antolia, Auge, Musia, Gymnasia, Anatolia, Musica, Gymnastica, Mesembria, Acte, Nymphe, Elete, Hesperis, Dysis, Arctus, Anatole, Gymnasica, Nympha, Messembria
co occurs with
Elete, Hesperis, Dysis, Anatole, Musica, Gymnastica, Arctus, Arktos, Anatolia, Messembria, Gymnasica, Nympha, Helios, Chronos, Selene
child of
Helios, Chronos

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (8)
  1. Acte (mythology)
  2. Anatole (mythology)
  3. Arctus (Hora)
  4. Auge (Hora)
  5. Dysis
  6. Elete
  7. Gymnastica
  8. Hesperis (Hora)

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).”

#27479 · 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).”

#27600 · 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).”

#27668 · 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).”

#27835 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Sponde (Libation) was sister of the other eleven Hora”

#28139 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001