Karpo (English spelling)

…In the singular, it is called Hōra, and is the origin of the English word hour. According to Hesiod's Theogony, they are the three goddesses Eunomia (order), Dikē (justice), and Eirēnē (peace), whose parents were Zeus and Themis (law). In general, they are considered to be goddesses who come with the change of seasons and make plants grow and bloom. In the Attic region, they were called Auxō (growth), Thallō (flowering), and Karpō (fruit). Later, in the Hellenistic period, the four seasons (originally the year was divided into three seasons, spring, summer, autumn, and winter, but the word autumn began to be used from the middle of the 5th century BC) themselves came to be called Hōrai, and in artworks they were depicted with items symbolizing each season.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Karpō" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…単数ではホーラHōraといい，英語hour(〈時間〉)の語源。ヘシオドスの《神統記》によれば，ゼウスとテミス(〈掟〉)を両親とするエウノミアEunomia(〈秩序〉)，ディケDikē(〈正義〉)，エイレネEirēnē(〈平和〉)の3女神とされるが，一般には季節の移り変りとともに訪れて，植物を生長させ，花を咲かせる女神たちと考えられ，アッティカ地方ではアウクソAuxō(〈成長〉)，タロThallō(〈花盛り〉)，カルポKarpō(〈実り〉)と呼ばれた。その後ヘレニズム時代になると，春夏秋冬の四季(もともと一年は春夏冬の三季に分けられたが，前5世紀中ごろより〈秋〉の語が使われ出す)そのものもホーライと呼ばれるようになり，美術作品ではそれぞれの季節を象徴する持物とともに表現された。…

※「Karpō」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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