| Greek Name |
Transliteration |
Latin Spelling |
Translation |
Eufhmh
Eufhmia |
Euphêmê
Euphêmia |
Eupheme |
Praise, Applause,
Acclamation |
EUPHEME was the spirit (daimona) of words of good omen, acclamation, praise, applause and shouts of triumph. Her opposite number was Momos (Critique). She and her sisters Eukleia (Good Repute), Euthenia (Prosperity) and Philophrosyne (Welcome) were probably the goddesses known collectively as the younger Kharites (Graces).
Sources:
- Orphica, Theogonies Fragments - Greek Hymns C3rd B.C. - C2nd A.D.
Other references not currently quoted here: Orphic Fragments
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