Eunomia (goddess)

Eunomia (Greek Εὐνομία ) is in Greek mythology, one of the Horae, and thus a daughter of Zeus and Themis. She was regarded as the personification of the legal order and sometimes also celebrated as peace keeper. When her sisters call Hesiod and other ancient writers Dike and Eirene, although some authors also specify the other name of the Hours. A different derivation of the Eunomia leads to the ancient Greek choral lyric poet Alcman, after which her ​​mother Promatheia ( " caution " = ) and her sisters were Tyche and Peitho. As one of the Horae Eunomia enjoyed ritual worship. In Athens there was after the identification of several inscriptions priest for a common cult of the goddess Eunomia and Eukleia.