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ArchivesTIFFANY: original name giving motive?
I have gotten this far:
- THEOPHANE (male form: THEOPHANES) is an ancient Greek name meaning “epiphany, appearing of God / the gods.”
- THEOPHANE is a mythycal character, daughter of Bisaltes and by Poseidon mother of the ram with golden fleece.
- The first historical THEOPHANES I could get hold of is TH. of Mytilene (1st cent. CE)
- THEOPHANIA is the name of a spring festival in ancient Delphi, celebrated in honour of the gods reappeared (this is what I found in an old encyclopedia: Der Große Brockhaus, 1935).
- In early Christianity the name was connected with the feast of Epiphany and obviously bestowed on girls (and boys in the masculine fom?) that were born on January 6th.
- The name was popular through the Middle Ages, faded and then was revived in the 20th century.
Now my question is: What was the original name giving motive in ancient Greece?
- This child as an epiphany of some god? (this seems not very likely)
- This child as a proof of some god’s graciousness?
- A child born on Theophania, the spring festival?
None of my books even ask this question, leave alone answer it. – Can anyone out there?
- THEOPHANE (male form: THEOPHANES) is an ancient Greek name meaning “epiphany, appearing of God / the gods.”
- THEOPHANE is a mythycal character, daughter of Bisaltes and by Poseidon mother of the ram with golden fleece.
- The first historical THEOPHANES I could get hold of is TH. of Mytilene (1st cent. CE)
- THEOPHANIA is the name of a spring festival in ancient Delphi, celebrated in honour of the gods reappeared (this is what I found in an old encyclopedia: Der Große Brockhaus, 1935).
- In early Christianity the name was connected with the feast of Epiphany and obviously bestowed on girls (and boys in the masculine fom?) that were born on January 6th.
- The name was popular through the Middle Ages, faded and then was revived in the 20th century.
Now my question is: What was the original name giving motive in ancient Greece?
- This child as an epiphany of some god? (this seems not very likely)
- This child as a proof of some god’s graciousness?
- A child born on Theophania, the spring festival?
None of my books even ask this question, leave alone answer it. – Can anyone out there?
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