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In Greek mythology, Despoina, Despoena or Despoine, was the daughter of Demeter and Poseidon and sister of Arion.〔Pausanias, (8.25.7 ), (8.42.1 ).〕 She was the goddess of mysteries of Arcadian cults worshipped under the title ''Despoina'', "the mistress" alongside her mother Demeter, one of the goddesses of the Eleusinian mysteries. Her real name could not be revealed to anyone except those initiated to her mysteries.〔Pausanias, (8.37.9 )〕 Pausanias spoke of Demeter as having two daughters; Kore being born first, then later Despoina. With Zeus being the father of Kore, and Poseidon as the father of Despoina. Pausanias made it clear that Kore is Persephone, though he wouldn't reveal Despoina's proper name. In the myth, Poseidon saw Demeter and desired her. To avoid him, she took her archaic form of a mare, but he took the form of a stallion and mated with her. From this union Demeter bore a daughter Despoina and a fabulous horse Arion (). Due to her anger at this turn of events, Demeter took on the epithet ''Erinys'', or ''raging''.〔Pausanias, (8.25.5–6 )〕 ==Etymology== The word ''Despoina'', "mistress" (), is derived from '' *des-potnia'', "lady or mistress of the house", from PIE *''dóm(ha)os'', "house(hold)" ("build" ) and *''potniha-'', "lady, mistress"; cf. Greek ''domos'' and ''potnia''. The masculine form is ''Despotes'', "master of the house" (); cf. posis. Related attested forms are the, written in the Linear B syllabary, Mycenaean Greek , ''po-ti-ni-ja'', (''potnia'') and perhaps , ''po-se-da-o'', and , ''po-se-da-wo-ne'' (''Poseidon''), which were inherited into classical Greece with identical or related meanings. ''Demeter'' is possibly a related word, interpreted by some, as "mother of the house" (from PIE *''dems-mater'').〔Frisk.''Griechisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch''. Entry 1271〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「despoina」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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