Philophrosyne was the

ancient Greek Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Dark Ages (), the Archaic peri ...

female spirit of welcome, friendliness, and kindness. Her sisters were

Euthenia Euthenia (; , ''Eustheneia'') was the ancient Greek female spirit of prosperity. Her opposite was Penia and her sisters entailed Eucleia, Philophrosyne, and Eupheme. Along with her siblings, she was regarded as a member of the younger Charites. Acc ...

, Eupheme, and

Eucleia In Greek mythology, Eucleia or Eukleia (Ancient Greek: Ευκλεια) was the female personification of glory and good repute. Family Along with her sisters, Eupheme, Philophrosyne and Euthenia, Eucleia was likely regarded as a member of the ...

. Along with her sisters, she was regarded as a member of the younger

Charites In Greek mythology, the Charites ( ), singular ''Charis'', or Graces, were three or more goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity, goodwill, and fertility. Hesiod names three – Aglaea ("Shining"), Euphrosyne ("Joy"), and Thalia ...

. According to the

Orphic Orphism (more rarely Orphicism; grc, Ὀρφικά, Orphiká) is the name given to a set of religious beliefs and practices originating in the ancient Greek and Hellenistic world, associated with literature ascribed to the mythical poet Orpheus ...

fragments, Philophrosyne was the daughter of

Hephaestus Hephaestus (; eight spellings; grc-gre, Ἥφαιστος, Hḗphaistos) is the Greek god of blacksmiths, metalworking, carpenters, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metallurgy, fire (compare, however, with Hestia), and volcanoes.Walter Burk ...

and

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References

*Geffcken, Johannes, ''The Last Days of Greco-Roman Paganism'', North Holland Pub. Co., 1978.
p. 251
*Oliver, James Henry, ''Demokratia, the gods, and the free world'', Ayer Publishing, 1979.
p. 111
Personifications in Greek mythology Greek goddesses Children of Hephaestus {{Greek-deity-stub