| Greek Name |
Transliteration |
Latin Name |
Translation |
ParhgoroV
Parhgoron |
Parêgoros
Parêgoron |
Consolatio |
Consolation,
Soothing Words |
PAREGORON was the spirit (daimona) of consolation, comfort and soothing words. She was a companion of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, and Peitho, goddess of seductive words.
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| Perhaps a daughter of ZEUS or OKEANOS, though nowhere stated |
ENCYCLOPEDIA
PARE′GOROS (Parêgoros), i.e., "the addressing," is the name of a goddess whose statue, along with that of Peitho. stood in the temple of Aphrodite at Megara. (Paus. i. 43. § 6.)
Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
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Pausanias, Description of Greece 1. 43. 6 (trans. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) :
"There is also [statues in the temple of Aphrodite at Megara] Peitho (Persuasion) and another goddess whom they name Paregoron (Consoler), works of Praxiteles."
Sources:
- Pausanias, Description of Greece - Greek Travelogue C2nd A.D.
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