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Homonoia (/ h oʊ m oʊ ˈ n ɔɪ ə / Greek: Ὁμόνοια) is the concept of order and unity, being of one mind together [1] [2] or union of hearts. [3] It was used by the Greeks to create unity in the politics of classical Greece.
Homonoia, (/ h oʊ m oʊ ˈ n ɔɪ ə /; Ancient Greek: Ὁμόνοια) in ancient Greek religion and mythology, was a minor goddess of concord, unanimity, and oneness of mind. Along with her sister Arete , they were known as Praxidicae or the ' exacters of justice ' .
As such, she is more closely related to the Greek concept of homonoia (likemindedness), which was also represented by a goddess. [2] Concordia Augusta was cultivated in the context of Imperial cult. Dedicatory inscriptions to her, on behalf of emperors and members of the imperial family, were common. [3]
In Greek mythology, dreams were sometimes personified as Oneiros (Ancient Greek: Ὄνειρος, lit. 'dream') or Oneiroi (Ὄνειροι, 'dreams'). [1] In the Iliad of Homer, Zeus sends an Oneiros to appear to Agamemnon in a dream, while in Hesiod's Theogony, the Oneiroi are the sons of Nyx (Night), and brothers of Hypnos (Sleep).
According to Daniel Schowalter and Steven Friesen, she and the Fates "are all sufficiently tied to early Greek mythology to make their Greek origins likely." [ 2 ] The ancient Greek traveller Pausanias wrote of a temple in ancient Corinth where the goddesses Ananke and Bia (meaning force, violence or violent haste) were worshiped together in ...
Homonoia could mean: Homonoia (plant) - a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae comprising 2 species. Homonoia - a Greek philosophical movement best translated as, being of one mind together; Homonoia (mythology) - Greek goddess of order and unity
Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library. Gaius Julius Hyginus , Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies.
In Greek mythology, Geras / ˈ dʒ ɪər ə s / (Ancient Greek: Γῆρας, romanized: Gễras), also written Gēras, was the god of old age. He was depicted as a tiny, shriveled old man. Gēras's opposite was Hebe, the goddess of youth. In Latin, he is referred to as Senectus. [3]