Euthenia

Euthenia (/juːˈθiːniə/;[1] Greek: Ευσθένεια, Eustheneia) was the ancient Greek female spirit of prosperity. The Goddess contrasting her is Penia[2] of poverty. Her sisters entailed Eucleia, Eupheme, and Philophrosyne. Along with her siblings, she was regarded as a member of the younger Charites.[3] According to the Orphic fragments, her parents were Hephaestus and Aglaea.[4]

Euthenia depicted in a garden.
  1. ^ "Eu Beauty!". British Baby Names.
  2. ^ "PENIA - Greek Goddess or Spirit of Poverty". www.theoi.com. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  3. ^ Atsma, Aaron J. (2017). "EUKLEIA". Theoi Project.
  4. ^ Orphic fr. 182 Kern, p. 213 (English translation).