God of Happiness
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God of Happiness
Is there a Deity of Happiness in ancient Greek religion? In the past, I remember finding the name of such a Divinity, but there was no concrete evidence that they were actually a Greek God or Goddess to my memory.
Re: God of Happiness
Eudaemonia (happiness), Euphrosyne (mirth, joy), Euthymia (good cheer), and Gelos (laughter) would be the closest. Though these are personifications of human emotion, or the daemones which embody those emotions, depending on perspective.
Thrasyvoulos- God Member
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Re: God of Happiness
Euphrosyne, as one of the Charites, certainly had a cult. They shared an altar with Dionysos at Olympia and had their own sanctuaries in Boeotia and on Paros.
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Re: God of Happiness
Oops! Thanks for pointing that out, I've been on autopilot most of the day heh
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