Elpis (wife Of Boethius)
Elpis may refer to: * Elpis (mythology), Ancient Greek spirit of Hope * Elpis (wife of Boethius) (died 504 AD), author of two Latin hymns * Storm Elpis Elpis, or Elpida in Greece, was a windstorm and blizzard that affected most of the Eastern Mediterranean. The storm caused blizzard conditions in northern Turkey and mountainous areas of Greece, as well as accumulating snowfall in milder location ...

Elpis (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Elpis ( grc, ἐλπίς) is the spirit of hope. She was depicted as a young woman, usually carrying flowers or a cornucopia in her hands. Family Elpis is perhaps a child of Nyx and mother of Pheme, the goddess of fame, renown and rumor. Mythology In Hesiod's ''Works and Days'', Elpis was the last item in Pandora's box (or jar). Based on Hesiod's description, the debate is still alive to determine if Elpis was only ''hope'', or more generally ''expectation''. Her equivalent in Roman mythology was Spes. Hesiod's ''Works and Days'' The more famous version of the Pandora myth comes from one of Hesiod's poems, ''Works and Days''. In this version of the myth (lines 60–105), Hesiod expands upon her origin, and moreover widens the scope of the misery she inflicts on mankind. Pandora brings with her a jar containing "burdensome toil and sickness that brings death to men" (91–92), diseases (102) and "a myriad other pains" (100). Prometheus had – fearing fur ...
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Elpis (wife Of Boethius)
Elpis may refer to: * Elpis (mythology), Ancient Greek spirit of Hope * Elpis (wife of Boethius) (died 504 AD), author of two Latin hymns * Storm Elpis Elpis, or Elpida in Greece, was a windstorm and blizzard that affected most of the Eastern Mediterranean. The storm caused blizzard conditions in northern Turkey and mountainous areas of Greece, as well as accumulating snowfall in milder location ...