Euthenia

Euthenia (/juːˈθiːniə/;[1] Greek: Ευσθένεια, Eustheneia) was the ancient Greek female spirit of prosperity. Her opposite was Penia and her sisters entailed Eucleia, Philophrosyne, and Eupheme. Along with her siblings, she was regarded as a member of the younger Charites.[2] According to the Orphic fragments, her parents were Hephaestus and Aglaea.[3]

She is also a part of the Egyptian and Roman pantheon. During Ptolemaic times, she became the consort of Nilus.[4] Her first appearance on Egyptian coins date back to the last decade of BC.[5]

On Roman coins, Euthenia is often compared to Abundantia, the personification of abundance and prosperity, and Annona, the personification of the grain supply to Rome.[6]

References
  1. "Eu Beauty!". British Baby Names.
  2. Atsma, Aaron J. (2017). "EUKLEIA". Theoi Project.
  3. Orphic fr. 182 Kern, p. 213 (English translation).
  4. "Curtis Chapter I". www.coinsofromanegypt.org. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  5. Kákosy, László (1982). "The Nile, Euthenia, and the Nymphs". The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. 68: 290–298. doi:10.2307/3821647. ISSN 0307-5133. JSTOR 3821647.
  6. "Euthenia and Demeter - Elagabalus". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2020-04-07.


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