Poena

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,² the goddess of divine retribution. Some depictions are of a single being, and some depictions are of multiple beings—in the plural, the name is Poenai (Ποιναί); the Poenai are akin to the Erinyes.³

The Greek word ποινή (poinḗ) means "a recompense or a punishment". From this word is derived the Latin word poena meaning "pain, punishment, penalty", which in turn gave rise to English words such as subpoena and pain.⁴

References

Lochin 1994, p. 423.
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.

Bibliography

Lochin, Catherine (1994). "Poine". Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (LIMC). Vol. VII.1: Oidipous – Theseus. Zürich and Munich: Artemis Verlag. ISBN 3-7608-8751-1. Internet Archive.

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.

[FOOTNOTELochin1994[httpsarchiveorgdetailslimc_20210516Lexicon20Iconographicum20Mythologiae20ClassicaeLIMC20VII-120Oidipous-Theseuspagen225mode2up_423]-1] Lochin 1994, p. 423.

[2] Irwin, Patrick. "Nemesis". University of Oxford. Archived from the original on 2010-10-02. Retrieved 2013-04-08.

[3] A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, Poena This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[4] Harper, Douglas. "Penal - Etymology". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 2013-04-08.

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