Litae

The Litae
Personifications of Prayers
AbodeMount Olympus (possibly)
Personal information
ParentsZeus[1]
SiblingsAtë

In Greek mythology, Litae (/ˈlt/; Ancient Greek: Λιταί means 'prayers') were personifications of prayers offered up in repentance and were ministers of the god Zeus. They were described as hobbling, old women. Their opposite number was Ate, the spirit of delusion and folly, in whose wake they followed.[2][3]

  1. ^ Homer, Iliad 9.450; Quintus Smyrnaeus, Posthomerica 10.300
  2. ^ Homer, Iliad 9.502; Eustathius ad Homer p. 768
  3. ^ Hesychius s.v. Aigai, calls them Aetae, which however is probably only a mistake in the name

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