Eunostus
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This article is about the goddess. For the hero, see Eunostus (hero). For the genus of beetle, see Eunostus (genus).
In Greek mythology, Eunostus[pronunciation?] or Eunostos was a goddess whose image was set up in mills, and who was believed to keep watch over the just weight of flour.[1][2][3]
Promylaia ("the one that stands before/protects the mill") was another name for a goddess of the mills, who was worshipped in the same fashion as Eunostus.[4] Both Eunostus and Promylaia could actually have been mere epithets of Demeter.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Hesychius of Alexandria s. v.
- ^ Eustathius on Homer, pp. 214, 1383
- ^ Suda s. v. Nostos
- ^ Suda s. v. Promylaia
- ^ Theoi Project - Eunostos
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "article name needed". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
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