- This article is about the Horae. For the Daimon of fruit, see Karpos.
Carpo, Carpho or Xarpo (Greek: Καρπώ, from καρπῶν (karpōn) 'to bear fruit') is the Greek goddess of fruition. She is one of the Horae.
Myths & Legends[]
Carpo was the one who brings food and was in charge of autumn, ripening, and harvesting, as well as guarding the way to Mount Olympus and letting back the clouds surrounding the mountain if one of the gods left. She was an attendant to Persephone, Aphrodite, and Hera, and was also associated with Dionysus, Apollo, and Pan.
Gallery[]
Horae Carpo by Peter Nixon c. 2012
Hora-Carpophore (Season-Bearer of Fruit), 1st century AD
| Horae | |
|---|---|
| 12 Horae of the Hours | Auge • Anatole • Mousica • Gymnastica • Nymphe • Mesembria • Sponde • Elete • Acte • Hesperis • Dysis • Arctus |
| Horae of the Four Seasons | Eiar of Spring • Theros of Summer • Phthinophoron of Fall • Cheimon of Winter |
| First Triad or the Horae of the Harvest-times | Thallo • Auxo/Auxesia • Carpo/Damia |
| Second Triad or the Horae of the Order of Law | Dike of Justice • Eirene of Peace • Eunomia of Good Order |
| Third Triad or the Horae of Welfare | Orthosia • Pherusa • Euporie |