Sosandra

Sosandra (Greek Σωσάνδρα) is a presumed epithet of a Greek goddess.

The statue of Sosandra erected by Kalamis on the Acropolis is generally interpreted as an image of a god, which is why the name is considered an epithet. The statue is probably identical to the Aphrodite statue created by Kalamis, of which Pausanias [1] reports. Sosandra is therefore a likely nickname for Aphrodite.

Deviating from this, the statue was also interpreted as Hera, Hestia and Demeter or, in isolated cases, as the priestess of Athena Polias or Aglauros.

Literature

Otto Höfer: Sosandra. In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Ed.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology. Volume 4, Leipzig 1915, Sp. 1218f. (Digitized version).

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