Eunostus

This article is about the goddess. For the hero, see Eunostus (hero). For the genus of beetle, see Eunostus (beetle).

In Greek mythology, Eunostus (Ancient Greek: Εὔνοστος, romanized: Eúnostos) was a goddess whose image was set up in mills, and who was believed to keep watch over the just weight of flour.[1]

Promylaia (Ancient Greek: Προπύλαια, romanized: Promylaia, lit. 'the one that stands before/protects the mill') was another name for a goddess of the mills, who was worshipped in the same fashion as Eunostus.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Hesychius, s.v. Eunostus; Eustathius on Homer, pp. 214, 1383; Suda ν 501
  2. ^ Suda π 2519

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