According to the scholiast on Pindar (Ol. xiii. 56), the name was derived from the fertile marsh (έλος, helos) near Marathon, where Athena had a sanctuary ; or from Hellotia, one of the daughters of Timander, who fled into the temple of Athena when Corinth was burnt down by the Dorians, and was destroyed in the temple with her sister Eurytione. Soon after, a plague broke out at Corinth, and the oracle declared that it should not cease until the souls of the maidens were propitiated, and a sanctuary should be erected to Athena Hellotis.[1]
Hellotia was the name of the festival with a torch race celebrated at Corinth in honour of Athena.[2]
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According to Seleucus, the festival took its name from hellotis (ἑλλωτίς), a myrtle garland which was carried about in the procession at the festival.[2]
hellotia, ellotia, ancient, greek, ἐλλώτια, ἑλλώτια, epithet, athena, also, name, festival, honour, this, athena, corinth, festival, honour, europa, crete, contents, athena, europa, notes, referencesathena, editaccording, scholiast, pindar, xiii, name, derived. Hellotia and Ellotia Ancient Greek ἐllwtia or ἑllwtia was an epithet of Athena and also the name of the festival in honour of this Athena at Corinth a festival in honour of Europa in Crete Contents 1 Athena 2 Europa 3 Notes 4 ReferencesAthena editAccording to the scholiast on Pindar Ol xiii 56 the name was derived from the fertile marsh elos helos near Marathon where Athena had a sanctuary or from Hellotia one of the daughters of Timander who fled into the temple of Athena when Corinth was burnt down by the Dorians and was destroyed in the temple with her sister Eurytione Soon after a plague broke out at Corinth and the oracle declared that it should not cease until the souls of the maidens were propitiated and a sanctuary should be erected to Athena Hellotis 1 Hellotia was the name of the festival with a torch race celebrated at Corinth in honour of Athena 2 Europa editAccording to Seleucus the festival took its name from hellotis ἑllwtis a myrtle garland which was carried about in the procession at the festival 2 The Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology writes that Hellotis Ἑllwtis was a surname of Europe in Crete with that being the reason for the festival being called Hellotia 1 Notes edit a b nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Schmitz Leonhard 1870 Hellotia In Smith William ed Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology Vol 2 pp 378 379 Via archive org a b A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities 1890 EllotiaReferences editSmith William Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology London 1873 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hellotia amp oldid 1160814784, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
