In Greek mythology, Poena or Poine (Ancient Greek: Ποινή, romanized: Poinḗ, lit. 'recompense, punishment') is the spirit of punishment and the attendant of punishment to Nemesis, the goddess of divine retribution. Sometimes mentioned as one being, and sometimes in the plural as Poenai (Ποιναί) and are akin to the Erinyes. Her Roman equivalent may have been Ultio.
The Greek word ποινή means a recompense or a punishment. From this word the Latin poena meaning "pain, punishment, penalty" is derived, which in turn gave rise to English words such as "subpoena" and "pain".
References
- Atsma, Aaron. "Poine". Theoi Project. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
- Irwin, Patrick. "Nemesis". University of Oxford. Archived from the original on 2010-10-02. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
- A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, Poena
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Harper, Douglas. "Penal - Etymology". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
External links
- LacusCurtius – Poena
- Georg Autenrieth, A Homeric Dictionary
- Poine: a study in ancient Greek blood-vengeance. By Hubert Joseph Treston, published in the United Kingdom, by Longmans, Green and Co., in 1923.
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