Poena
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In Greek mythology, Poena or Poine (Ancient Greek:Ποινή,romanized:Poinḗ,lit.'recompense, punishment') is the spirit of punishment and the attendant of punishment to Nemesis, 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.
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.
Bibliography
- Lochin, Catherine (1994). "Poine". Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (LIMC). Vol.VII.1: Oidipous – Theseus. Zürich and Munich: Artemis Verlag. ISBN3-7608-8751-1. .
External links
- . By Hubert Joseph Treston, published in the United Kingdom, by Longmans, Green and Co., in 1923.