Ekecheiria Explained
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.
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. . Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
- Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
Notes and References
- Book: A Practical Dictionary of the English Language. 552 . Dorsey . Gardner . Noah . Porter. Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Co. . New York . 1884.