Semnai Theai

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Semnai Theai are revered chthonic deities in ancient Greek religion associated with justice, retribution, and the protection of civic and moral order.

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Semnai Theai canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek deities
chthonic deities
religious concept
alsoKnownAs August Goddesses
Venerable Goddesses
Σεμναὶ Θεαί
associatedWith civic order
justice
moral order
oaths
retribution
the dead
the underworld
countryOfOrigin Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
cultCenter Athens
cultPeriod Classical period
Hellenistic period
cultSite Areopagus
sanctuary below the Areopagus
cultType chthonic cult
etymology from Greek "semnos" meaning "august" or "revered"
gender female
languageOfName Ancient Greek
linkedTo Erinyes
The Eumenides
surface form: Eumenides
mentionedIn The Eumenides
surface form: Aeschylus' Eumenides
moralFunction enforcing respect for kinship bonds
enforcing respect for social norms
numberOfDeities three
receives libations
offerings to the dead
sacrifices without wine
religion ancient Greek religion
role protectors of legal process
punishers of crimes against family
punishers of murder
punishers of perjury
upholders of judicial decisions
sometimesIdentifiedWith Erinyes
The Eumenides
surface form: Eumenides
veneratedBy Athenians
suppliants seeking justice
worshipContext Areopagus
surface form: Areopagus court

Athenian legal system
worshippedAs avengers of injustice
guardians of oaths
protectors of civic order
protectors of suppliants
protectors of the city

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Erinyes alsoKnownAs Semnai Theai