Aeon

The personification of an era or of the passage of time. There used to be an annual festival in his honor in Alexandria.

In Homer it typically refers to life or lifespan.

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Mid-seventeenth century, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek aiōn "age."

References

Source

  • Bartelink, Dr. G.J.M. (1988). Prisma van de mythologie. Utrecht: Het Spectrum.