Eucleia
Sign in to saveIn Ancient Greek Religion, Eucleia or Eukleia () was the name of a goddess and epithet of Artemis. The exact relationship between the two is unclear. The month name Eucleios derives from the goddess's name.
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- Goddess
- Epithet of Artemis
- Sanctuary at Aegae
- Iconography
- Notes
- References
In Ancient Greek Religion, Eucleia or Eukleia () was the name of a goddess and epithet of Artemis. The exact relationship between the two is unclear. The month name Eucleios derives from the goddess's name.
==Goddess== There is no mention of Eucleia in Hesiod's Theogony, and no early genealogy is known for the goddess. However, a fragment of Euripides suggests that as a personified abstraction Eucleia was, by the fifth century BC at least, considered to be the daughter of another personified abstraction Ponos (Toil).
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