Poena
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In Greek mythology, Poena or Poine (Template:Langx) is the spirit of punishment and the attendant of punishment to Nemesis,[1] the goddess of divine retribution. Some depictions are of a single being, and some depictions are of multiple beings—in the plural, the name is Poenai (Script error: No such module "Lang".); the Poenai are akin to the Erinyes.[2]
The Greek word Script error: No such module "Lang". (Script error: No such module "Lang".) means "a recompense or a punishment". From this word is derived the Latin word poena meaning "pain, punishment, penalty", which in turn gave rise to English words such as subpoena and pain.[3]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Irwin, Patrick. "Nemesis". University of Oxford. Archived from the original on 2010-10-02. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
- ^ A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, Poena Template:Source-attribution
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Harper, Douglas. "Penal - Etymology". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
Bibliography
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lochin, Catherine (1994). "Poine". Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (LIMC). Vol. VII.1: Oidipous – Theseus. Zürich and Munich: Artemis Verlag. ISBN 3-7608-8751-1. Internet Archive.
External links
- LacusCurtius – Poena
- Georg Autenrieth, A Homeric Dictionary
- Poine: a study in ancient Greek blood-vengeance. By Hubert Joseph Treston, published in the United Kingdom, by Longmans, Green and Co., in 1923.
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