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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 ' .
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.
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).
Chief god of the Greek pantheon. [161] He is the king of the gods, [162] and the most powerful deity. [163] He is the son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, and the husband of Hera. [164] He is the only Greek god who is unquestionably Indo-European in origin, [165] and he is attested already in Mycenaean Greece. [166]
Greek text available from the same website. Apollonius Rhodius , Argonautica translated by Robert Cooper Seaton (1853–1915), R. C. Loeb Classical Library Volume 001. London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1912.
Mythology [ edit ] Pausanias writes that on the road from Megalopolis to Messene there was a sanctuary, which, according to local citizens, was devoted to goddesses called Maniae, and that its surrounding district was also called Maniae (Μανίας).
In Greek mythology, Homados (Ancient Greek: Ὅμαδος, romanized: Hómados) [pronunciation?] was the personification of battle-noise—the shouts, cries, and confusion of men and the clashing of their weapons. [1] He was probably numbered amongst the Makhai, the daimones of the battlefield.