- Source: Mesembria (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Mesembria (Ancient Greek: Μεσημβρία, romanized: Mesêmbria, lit. 'midday'), also spelled Messembria, was the sixth Hora (Hour) who presided over the hour of noon.
Family
Messembria was sister of the other eleven Hora: Auge (First Light), Anatole (Sunrise), Musica (Hour of Music), Gymnastica (Hour of Exercise), Nymphe (Hour of Bath), Sponde (Libation), Elete (Hour of Prayer), Acte (Hour of Pleasure), Hesperis (Evening), Dysis (Sunset) and Arctus (Night Sky).
Their father was either Helios (Sun) or Chronos (Time).
Mythology
Mesembria along with her sisters, Antolia, Dysis and Arctus, were the attendants of the goddess Harmonia (Harmony) within her halls in heaven. Like the rest of her siblings, she attended one of the four gates of the Winds.
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