In Greek mythology , Elpis ( Ancient Greek : Ἐλπίς , romanized : Elpis , lit. 'hope') is the minor goddess ( daimon ) of hope, about which the Greeks had ambivalent feelings. She was never the centre of a cult, as was Spes , her Roman equivalent, and was chiefly the subject of ambiguous Greek aetiological myths.
7-467: Elpis may refer to: Elpis (mythology) , Ancient Greek spirit of Hope Elpis (wife of Boethius) (died c. AD 504), a Roman poet and hymnographer Storm Elpis , Greek windstorm and blizzard in January 2022 59 Elpis , a main-belt asteroid Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
14-511: A state hath it involved in strife". In addition, the concept was unimportant in the philosophical systems of the Stoics and Epicureans . On the positive side, Pindar bestows on Elpis the adjective "sweet" (fragment 214) and Sophocles has a character in Oedipus Rex refer to "immortal Pheme (Report), child of golden Elpis". The Roman cult figure of Spes (Hope) - "good hope" as she
21-434: The poet Babrius preserved a later alternative Aesopic aetiology in which the jar contained blessings meant for mankind which then fled back to the heavenly realm. In this case Elpis is plainly seen as a divine gift now kept earth-bound. As a consequence of this ambiguity, Greeks had ambivalent or even negative feelings about "hope". In his play The Suppliants , Euripides has a herald describe Elpis as "man's curse; many
28-441: The question hinges on whether the jar served to preserve elpis for man as a blessing, or was intended to keep men free of the curse of elpis . Was hope left to comfort man in his misery or was it the idle hope in which the lazy indulge when they should be working honestly for a living? In either case, "it is not possible to escape the mind of Zeus". Where Hesiod's container was a prison of curses subsequently released on mankind,
35-452: The title Elpis . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elpis&oldid=1217332149 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Elpis (mythology) Elpis
42-564: Was left within her unbreakable house, she remained under the lip of the jar and did not fly away. Before [she could], Pandora replaced the lid of the jar. This was the will of aegis -bearing Zeus the Cloudgatherer. Based on Hesiod's description, there has been debate whether Elpis was only a delusive belief in good things to follow, or more generally expectation . According to the Classical commentator Willem Jacob Verdenius ,
49-511: Was the remaining item enclosed in Pandora's box (or jar), the best known form of the myth found in Hesiod ’s Works and Days . There Hesiod expands upon the misery inflicted on mankind through the curiosity of Pandora. She had brought with her as a wedding gift from heaven a storage jar but when this was opened it released a host of human ills before the lid could be secured again. Only Hope
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