Eunostus

This article is about the goddess. For the hero, see Eunostus (hero). For the genus of beetle, see Eunostus (beetle).

In Greek mythology, Eunostus^{[ pronunciation? ]} or Eunostos was a goddess whose image was set up in mills, and who was believed to keep watch over the just weight of flour. ^[1]

Promylaia ("the one that stands before/protects the mill") was another name for a goddess of the mills, who was worshipped in the same fashion as Eunostus. ^[2]

Notes

1. Hesychius, s.v. Eunostus; Eustathius on Homer, pp. 214, 1383; Suda ν 501.
2. Suda π 2519.

References

• Smith, William, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology , London (1873). Eunostus (2).