Enodia
Greek divinity or epithet of Artemis
In Ancient Greek religion and mythology, Enodia, also spelled Ennodia and Einodia (; Ancient Greek: Ἐννοδία, romanized: Ennodía, lit. 'the one in the streets, on the road') is a distinctly Thessalian goddess, identified in certain areas or by certain ancient writers with Artemis, Hecate or Persephone. She was paired with Zeus in cult and sometimes shared sanctuaries with him. Enodia was primarily worshipped in Ancient Thessaly and was well known in Hellenistic Macedonia.
Enodia is a goddess of roads, protection (apotropaic), ghosts, purification, the city, and cemeteries. She was included in the local dodekotheon. The goddesses of this dodekotheon were Hestia, Demeter, Enodia, Aphrodite, Athena and Themis.
The name ‘Enodia’ suggests that she watched over entrances and that she stood on the main road into a city, keeping an eye on those who entered, and in the road in front of private homes, protecting the inhabitants that dwelled within. Divinities with this Apotropaic function were expected to keep away dangers such as burglars, malicious spirits, and even pestilence such as mice. Other notable divinites with this function are Hecate, Hermes, and Apollo.
Enodia’s main cult location, especially before the 5th century, was the city of Pherai.
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