Adephagia

This article is about the Greek goddess. For other uses, see Adephagia (disambiguation).

Adephagia (Ancient Greek: Ἀδηφαγία) in Greek mythology was the goddess and personification of gluttony. She is only mentioned in one source, as having a temple on the island of Sicily at which she was worshipped alongside Demeter.

References

David Whitehead, Observations on Adephagia (in Rheinisches Museum. 145, 2002 P 175-186)

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