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Monday, December 4th, 2023
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Ananke
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(ἀνάγκη, necessity), in Greek mythology, was a personification of this idea in the Orphian theory of creation. Ananke was a loved one of the Creator, and gave birth to Moera (destiny). The Parcae are also called her daughters. She is a powerful goddess, against whom the deities themselves do not battle. Upon Acrocorinthus there was a temple of Ananke and of Bia (power), which no one was permitted to enter.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Ananke'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/a/ananke.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Ananke'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/a/ananke.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
