'''Panagia Paramythia''' , the ''Vatopedi Mother of Consolation '', or ''Comfort'' is a 17th an 8th century miraculous [[icon]] of the '''Virgin Mary''' from the holy and great Monastery of [[Vatopedi Monastery (Athos)|VatopaidiVatopedi]], [[Mount Athos]], Greece. The icon is commemorated [[Januray 21]].

Tradition Near the monastery, the son of Emperor Theodosius the Great fell off a ship and into the sea. By miraculous intercession of the Mother of God, he was carried safely to shore unharmed and found sleeping in a bush, not far from the Vatopedi monastery. This is the event that defined the name of the monastery ('''Vato''' + '''paidi''', derived from "Batos paidion", the '''bush of the child'''). The tradition tells of this icon us that the original expression on the faces of the figures and the position of the bodies of Christ and the Blessed Virgin changed when the following strange miracle occurred, [[January 21]], 807: when pirates  :Pirates had secretly landed on the shore of the [[monastery]] and were hiding, waiting for the gates to open in the morning in order to launch an attack, on the monastery of Vatopedi. The [[Abbot]], who had remained behind alone after the end of Matins in order to continue his prayer, heard these words from the icon of the Blessed Virgin: ::''"Do not open the gates of the Monastery today, but go up on the walls and drive away the pirates." '':As he turned to look, he saw the Theotokos turned towards her right shoulder and looking at him, while the Holy child stretch was stretching out His hand and to cover the mouth of His mother, saying, ::''"No, Mother, do not watch over this sinful flock, let them fall under the swore of the pirates and be punished as they deserve." :But the Blessed Virgin, taking Her Son's hand in Hers and turning Her head a little to free her mouth, repeated repeating the same words.  This last arrangement of the figures has remained permanently on the iconand has, thus, and has also earned it the rare iconographer's title of "Achaeropito". The [[monk]]s, miraculously saved from the pirates, gave thanks to the Theotokos and named this the icon '''"Paramythia"'''," which means "calming down" or "restrain," words which equally convey the content of the miracle.  The icon is a wall-painting and is on the right choir of the chapel named after it. <ref>[http://www.mountathos.gr/active.aspx?mode=en%7B1cd9d117-cfde-4050-948a-df212f28fdb2%7DView Paramythia - Monastery of Vatopedi]</ref>In memory of this miraculous event a perpetual lamp burns in front of the wonderworking icon. Every day a Canon of Supplication is chanted in honour of the icon and on Fridays the Divine Liturgy is celebrated.