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] [2] [3]}

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. ^[4]

Notes

1. Hesychius of Alexandria s. v.
2. Eustathius on Homer, pp. 214, 1383
3. Suda s. v. Nostos
4. Suda s. v. Promylaia

References

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