Heimarmene
Encyclopedia
Heimarmene is a goddess
and personification of fate
/destiny
in Greek mythology
(in particular, the orderly succession of cause and effect, or rather, the fate of the universe as a whole, as opposed to the destinies of individual men). Her name seems to be a synonym to other Greek terms for destiny and fate (such as Aesa
, Moira
, Moros
, Ananke
, Adrasteia
and Pepromene
).
The term "Heimarmene" (personified or not) is widely used in the Greek Stoic
tradition, the Gnostic religion, and other obscure religious sects.
Goddess
A goddess is a female deity. In some cultures goddesses are associated with Earth, motherhood, love, and the household. In other cultures, goddesses also rule over war, death, and destruction as well as healing....
and personification of fate
Fate
Fate commonly refers to destiny, a predetermined course of events.Fate may also refer to:* Moirae or Fates, in Greek mythology* Time and fate deities, personifications of time and human fate in polytheistic religions- Film and television :...
/destiny
Destiny
Destiny or fate refers to a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual...
in Greek mythology
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
(in particular, the orderly succession of cause and effect, or rather, the fate of the universe as a whole, as opposed to the destinies of individual men). Her name seems to be a synonym to other Greek terms for destiny and fate (such as Aesa
Moirae
The Moirae, Moerae or Moirai , in Greek mythology, were the white-robed incarnations of destiny . Their number became fixed at three...
, Moira
Moirae
The Moirae, Moerae or Moirai , in Greek mythology, were the white-robed incarnations of destiny . Their number became fixed at three...
, Moros
Moros
In Greek mythology, Moros is the personification of impending doom, who drives mortals to their deadly fate. He is one of the offspring of Nyx , who had conceived him without male intervention, and brother of the Moirae ....
, Ananke
Ananke
Ananke has several meanings:*Ananke , a moon of Jupiter*Ananke , in Greek mythology, the mother of the Moirae and Adrasteia, Goddess of destiny, necessity, and fate...
, Adrasteia
Adrasteia
In Greek mythology, Adrasteia was a nymph who was charged by Rhea with nurturing the infant Zeus, in secret in the Dictaean cave, to protect him from his father Cronus .-Zeus:Adrasteia and her sister Ida, the nymph of Mount Ida, who also...
and Pepromene
Pepromene
Pepromene is a goddess and personification of fate/destiny in Greek mythology . Her name seems to be a synonym to other Greek terms for destiny and fate Pepromene is a goddess and personification of fate/destiny in Greek mythology (personification of "the destined share", which implies a person's...
).
The term "Heimarmene" (personified or not) is widely used in the Greek Stoic
Stoicism
Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded in Athens by Zeno of Citium in the early . The Stoics taught that destructive emotions resulted from errors in judgment, and that a sage, or person of "moral and intellectual perfection," would not suffer such emotions.Stoics were concerned...
tradition, the Gnostic religion, and other obscure religious sects.