Eleos
In ancient Athens, Eleos was the personification of pity, mercy, clemency, and compassion—the counterpart of Roman goddess Clementia.
Pausanias states that there was an altar in Athens dedicated to Eleos, at which children of Heracles sought refuge from Eurystheus' prosecution. Adrastus also came to this altar after the loss of the battle of Seven Against Thebes, praying that those who died in the battle be buried. Eleos was only recognized in Athens, where she was honored by the cutting of hair and the undressing of garments at the altar.
Statius in Thebaid describes the altar to Clementia in Athens : "There was in the midst of the city an altar belonging to no god of power; gentle Clementia had there her seat, and the wretched made it sacred".
