πότνια , voc. πότνα (cf. πόσις 2,
δέσποινα): mistress, queen, θηρῶν, Artemis, Il.
21.470; freq. as honorable title or epith. of goddesses and
women, πότνα θεα?,
‘mighty’ goddess (cf. ‘our
Lady’), πότνια μήτηρ,
‘revered,’ ‘honored,’ Od. 18.5.