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Hegemone was known for creating plants that would bloom and bear fruit. She is often associated with the season of autumn, along with Carpho, who is known to bring plants to their state of harvest.
According to Pausanias, Hegemone was a name given by the Athenians to one of the Graces
Hegemone was the eldest of the elder Charites, worshipped alongside Auxo, representing the spring.[4] Hegemone was worshipped in Boeotian Orchomenus - known as Viota in modern mainland Greece - in the form of pieces of meteorites.[5]
Genealogy
Hegemone is generally considered to be a descendant of Zeus and the Oceanid, Eurynome, though sources vary. She is sometimes referred to as a descendant of "The Sun", likely referring to either Apollo or Helios.
Other
Hegemone is at the origin of the word hegemony and one of Jupiter's moon.
References
Robert Graves (1960). The Greek Myths. Harmondsworth, London, England: Penguin Books. pp. s.v. Zeus and Hera. ISBN 978-0143106715.
Room, Adrian (2003). Who's Who in Classical Mythology. New York: Gramercy Books. p. 151. ISBN 0517222566.
Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 9.35.2
theoi.com https://www.theoi.com/Ouranios/HoraKarpo.html.
Loar, Julie (2011). Goddesses for Every Day: Exploring the Wisdom and Power of the Divine Feminine Around the World. Goddesses for Every Day. ISBN 9781577319504.
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