Despoena
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Despoena is a figure from Greek mythology, often regarded as a mysterious goddess associated with Arcadian cults and sometimes identified as a daughter of Demeter.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Despoina | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek goddess
ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ |
| associatedRituals | secret rites ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Demeter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persephone NERFINISHED ⓘ Poseidon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithAnimal | horse (through Poseidon Hippios) ⓘ |
| associatedWithCult | Arcadian mystery cults ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Arcadia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| cultCenter |
Lykosoura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Lykaion region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultCharacter |
esoteric
ⓘ
mysterious ⓘ |
| cultStatus | important in Arcadian religion ⓘ |
| culture | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| describedBy | Pausanias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Demeter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persephone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
fertility
ⓘ
mystery religion ⓘ underworld aspects ⓘ |
| epithetMeaning | Mistress ⓘ |
| father | Poseidon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| greekName | Δέσποινα NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
chthonic
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ mystery deity ⓘ |
| hasMythType | local Arcadian myth ⓘ |
| hasParentageTradition |
daughter of Demeter (unspecified father)
ⓘ
daughter of Demeter and Poseidon ⓘ |
| hasSanctuaryType | mystery sanctuary ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Mistress of Arcadia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
Arcadian mysteries
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local Arcadian religion ⓘ rural fertility ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Description of Greece by Pausanias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Demeter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalEra | age of the gods ⓘ |
| sanctuaryLocation | Lykosoura in Arcadia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| siblings | Arion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | powerful local goddess ⓘ |
| worshippedIn | Arcadia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipPeriod |
Classical Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| worshipType | chthonic goddess ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.