The Horae

Names and Domains:

• Diké

  • • Goddess of Mortal Justice and Morality (while her mother had domain over Divine Justice), and at one point associated with the constellation Virgo/The Maiden

• Eunomia

  • • Goddess of Law and Legislation, Order, Spring, Green Pastures, and sometimes associated with the Harvest because of the common depiction of her with a cornucopia 

• Eirene

  • • Goddess of Peace (especially between cities and nations), Abundance and Nourishment, Prosperity (because of her association with Demeter's son Plutus, the god of plenty, as a symbol of prosperity flourishing under the protection of peace and "good sense")

Greek  Canon:

• Canon

  • The Horae and their many incarnations as a whole were goddesses of the seasons and the natural passing of time. The name itself means "Time".

  • Several groups of Horae and their sizes existed depending on region and time period.

    • • The two most common groups were Thallo, Auxo, and Carpo (goddesses over the order of nature, especially over the three recognized seasons Spring, Summer, and Autumn) and Eunomia, Eirene, and Diké.

        • • The first mentioned:

            • • Thallo: Goddess of Spring, Blossoms, and Protector of Youth

              • Auxo: Goddess of Spring and Summer, Protector of plants and crops

              • Carpo:  Goddess of Autumn, Growth of Crops, and Harvesting

• The second mentioned are laid out in the first section of this segment.

• The third triad:

  • • Pherusa: Substance, Farming

    • Euporie: Abundance

    • Orthosie: Prosperity

• The last main incarnation is made up of four goddess who had domain over the seasons:

  • • Eiar: Spring, depicted with flowers and holding either a child or a lamb

    • Theros: Summer, depicted wielding a sickle

    • Phthinoporon: Autumn, depicted with grapes or baskets of fruit

    • Kheimon: Winter, depicted in elegant attire with withered fruits and bare trees

• • • • In Argos, the Horae was made up of two goddesses, whose domains were over Summer and Winter.

• In all forms, the Horae are keepers of time and history through the movement of the constellations in the sky.