Potnia is an English word starting with the letter P. With 2 example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.
Context around Potnia
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Potnia
- In this selection, "potnia" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, theron stand out and add context to how "potnia" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include her as potnia theron queen and name of potnia in eleusis. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "potnia" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with potnia
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Souvenir Press Ltd.London p 319 However, there is not any evidence that the name of Potnia in Eleusis was originally Demeter. (22 words)
The oldest representations of Artemis in Greek Archaic art portray her as Potnia Theron ("Queen of the Beasts"): a winged goddess holding a stag and leopard in her hands, or sometimes a leopard and a lion. (36 words)
The oldest representations of Artemis in Greek Archaic art portray her as Potnia Theron ("Queen of the Beasts"): a winged goddess holding a stag and leopard in her hands, or sometimes a leopard and a lion. (36 words)
Souvenir Press Ltd.London p 319 However, there is not any evidence that the name of Potnia in Eleusis was originally Demeter. (22 words)
Example sentences (2)
Souvenir Press Ltd.London p 319 However, there is not any evidence that the name of Potnia in Eleusis was originally Demeter.
The oldest representations of Artemis in Greek Archaic art portray her as Potnia Theron ("Queen of the Beasts"): a winged goddess holding a stag and leopard in her hands, or sometimes a leopard and a lion.