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  • Hedone
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  • Hedone was the daughter of Eros and Psykhe. Hedone was the personified spirit of pleasure and enjoyment. As the daughter of Eros she was more specifically the goddess of sensual pleasure.
  • Hedone was the spirit of pleasure, enjoyment and delight. As a daughter of Eros she was associated more specifically with sensual pleasure. Her opposite number were the Algea. The Romans named her Voluptas.This concept strikes a sharp contrast with the words "hedonism" and even "pleasure" in English today; the former implies wanton pursuit of pleasure with disregard to all else, and the latter has no inherent connotations that extend the meaning beyond the immediate experiences it describes. Hedone is also the Greek name of Voluptas, the daughter of the Greek gods Eros (Cupid) and Psyche.
  • Hēdonē (Ἡδονή) is an English transliteration of a Greek word meaning pleasure, and is the root of the English word "hedonism". In the philosophy of Epicurus, hēdonē was the quest for pleasure that would have only good consequences. This concept strikes a sharp contrast with the words "hedonism" and even "pleasure" in English today; the former implies wanton pursuit of pleasure with disregard to all else, and the latter has no inherent connotations that extend the meaning beyond the immediate experiences it describes.
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  • Hedone was the daughter of Eros and Psykhe. Hedone was the personified spirit of pleasure and enjoyment. As the daughter of Eros she was more specifically the goddess of sensual pleasure.
  • Hedone was the spirit of pleasure, enjoyment and delight. As a daughter of Eros she was associated more specifically with sensual pleasure. Her opposite number were the Algea. The Romans named her Voluptas.This concept strikes a sharp contrast with the words "hedonism" and even "pleasure" in English today; the former implies wanton pursuit of pleasure with disregard to all else, and the latter has no inherent connotations that extend the meaning beyond the immediate experiences it describes. Hedone is also the Greek name of Voluptas, the daughter of the Greek gods Eros (Cupid) and Psyche.
  • Hēdonē (Ἡδονή) is an English transliteration of a Greek word meaning pleasure, and is the root of the English word "hedonism". In the philosophy of Epicurus, hēdonē was the quest for pleasure that would have only good consequences. This concept strikes a sharp contrast with the words "hedonism" and even "pleasure" in English today; the former implies wanton pursuit of pleasure with disregard to all else, and the latter has no inherent connotations that extend the meaning beyond the immediate experiences it describes. Hedone is also the Greek name of Voluptas, the daughter of the Greek gods Eros (Cupid) and Psyche.
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