Despina (nymph in Greek mythology)

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Arcadian goddess chthonic deity nymph in Greek mythology

Despina is a mysterious Arcadian nymph in Greek mythology, often associated with Demeter and Persephone and worshipped in secret rites at the sanctuary of Despoina in Lycosura.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Despina	0

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Arcadian goddess ⓘ chthonic deity ⓘ nymph in Greek mythology ⓘ
associatedWith	Demeter NERFINISHED ⓘ Persephone NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	Arcadian deities ⓘ Greek goddesses ⓘ nymphs ⓘ
cultCenter	Lycosura NERFINISHED ⓘ
cultFeature	initiation ceremonies ⓘ strict secrecy of rites ⓘ
cultLanguage	Ancient Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ
cultPeriod	Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman period ⓘ
cultTitle	Despoina NERFINISHED ⓘ
epithetMeaning	the Mistress ⓘ
function	chthonic fertility deity ⓘ goddess of mysteries ⓘ
gender	female ⓘ
hasNameVariant	Despoena NERFINISHED ⓘ Despoina NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSanctuary	sanctuary of Despoina at Lycosura NERFINISHED ⓘ
linkedTo	Eleusinian Demeter NERFINISHED ⓘ Persephone’s underworld aspects ⓘ
mythology	Greek mythology ⓘ
notableSource	Pausanias, Description of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ
parent	Demeter NERFINISHED ⓘ Poseidon NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Arcadia NERFINISHED ⓘ
representedInArt	seated beside Demeter at Lycosura ⓘ wearing a veil ⓘ
sacredAnimal	horse ⓘ
sacredPlace	Mount Lycosura NERFINISHED ⓘ
sacredSymbol	veil ⓘ
sibling	Arion NERFINISHED ⓘ
templeType	rural sanctuary ⓘ
venerationStatus	primarily regional in Arcadia ⓘ
worshipCharacter	local and esoteric ⓘ
worshippedAt	sanctuary of Despoina at Lycosura NERFINISHED ⓘ
worshippedWith	Anytus NERFINISHED ⓘ Artemis NERFINISHED ⓘ Demeter NERFINISHED ⓘ
worshippers	Arcadians NERFINISHED ⓘ
worshipType	mystery cult ⓘ secret rites ⓘ

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Despina → namedAfter → Despina (nymph in Greek mythology) ⓘ