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Ancient Greek female spirit of prosperity From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Euthenia (/juːˈθiːniə/;[1] Greek: Ευσθένεια, Eustheneia) was the ancient Greek female spirit of prosperity. Her opposite was Penia[citation needed] and her sisters entailed Eucleia, Eupheme, and Philophrosyne. Along with her siblings, she was regarded as a member of the younger Charites.[2] According to the Orphic fragments, her parents were Hephaestus and Aglaea.[3]
She is also a part of the Egyptian and Roman pantheon. During Ptolemaic times, she became the consort of Nilus.[4] Her first appearance on Egyptian coins date back to the last decade of BC.[5]
On Roman coins, Euthenia is often compared to Abundantia, the personification of abundance and prosperity, and Annona, the personification of the grain supply to Rome.[6]
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