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Spirit in Greek Mythology
In
Greek mythology, Ekecheiria, Ekekheiria, or Ecechiria (;
[1]
Ancient Greek: Ἐκεχειρία means 'armistice, truce') was the spirit and personification of
truce,
armistice, and cessation of hostilities. The term is also used to refer to the
Olympic truce.
Note
References
-
Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918.
ISBN
0-674-99328-4.
Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903.
Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.