Poena
In Greek mythology, Poena or Poine (Ancient Greek: Ποινή, romanized: Poinḗ, lit. 'recompense, punishment') is the spirit of punishment[1] and the attendant of punishment to Nemesis,[2] 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 (Ποιναί); the Poenai are akin to the Erinyes.[3] Her Roman equivalent may have been Ultio.[citation needed]
The Greek word ποινή (poinḗ) 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.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Atsma, Aaron. "Poine". Theoi Project. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
- ^ 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
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Harper, Douglas. "Penal - Etymology". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
External links
[edit]- 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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