Eulabeia (mythology)
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In Greek mythology
, Eulabeia (Εὐλάβεια) was the spirit and personification of discretion, caution and circumspection. She is mentioned once in Euripides
' Phoenician Women
, where Eteocles
suggests that prayers should be directed to Eulabeia, "the most serviceable of gods", if Thebes
are to be saved.
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
, Eulabeia (Εὐλάβεια) was the spirit and personification of discretion, caution and circumspection. She is mentioned once in Euripides
Euripides
Euripides was one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens, the other two being Aeschylus and Sophocles. Some ancient scholars attributed ninety-five plays to him but according to the Suda it was ninety-two at most...
' Phoenician Women
Phoenician Women
The Phoenician Women is a tragedy by Euripides, based on the same story as Aeschylus' play Seven Against Thebes. The title refers to the Greek chorus, which is composed of Phoenician women on their way to Delphi who are trapped in Thebes by the war...
, where Eteocles
Eteocles
In Greek mythology, Eteocles was a king of Thebes, the son of Oedipus and either Jocasta or Euryganeia. The name is from earlier *Etewoklewes , meaning "truly glorious". Tawaglawas is thought to be the Hittite rendition of the name. Oedipus killed his father Laius and married his mother without...
suggests that prayers should be directed to Eulabeia, "the most serviceable of gods", if Thebes
Ancient Thebes (Boeotia)
See Thebes, Greece for the modern city built on the ancient ruins.Ancient Thebes was a Boeotian city-state , situated to the north of the Cithaeron range, which divides Boeotia from Attica, and on the southern edge of the Boeotian plain...
are to be saved.
Sources
- Realencyclopädie der Classischen Altertumswissenschaft, Band VI, Halbband 11, Ephoros-Eutychos (1907), s. 1061, u. Eulabeia (German)