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In Greek mythology, Ponos or Ponus (Ancient Greek: Πόνος, romanized: Pónos, lit. 'Toil, Labor, Hardship') [ 1 ] is the personification of toil and stress. [ 2 ] According to Hesiod's Theogony , "painful" Ponos was the son of Eris (Strife), with no father mentioned. [ 3 ]
There are related mythological figures named Porus or Poros (Ancient Greek: Πόρος, lit. 'Resource', 'Plenty') in Greek classical literature. In Plato's Symposium, Porus was the personification of resourcefulness or expediency. [1] He was seduced by Penia (poverty) while drunk on more than his fill of nectar at Aphrodite's birthday.
In Greek mythology, Eris (Ancient Greek: Ἔρις, romanized: Eris, lit. 'Strife') is the goddess and personification of strife and discord, particularly in war, and in the Iliad (where she is the "sister" of Ares the god of war).
Some late Roman and Greek poetry and mythography identifies him as a sun-god, equivalent to Roman Sol and Greek Helios. [2] Ares (Ἄρης, Árēs) God of courage, war, bloodshed, and violence. The son of Zeus and Hera, he was depicted as a beardless youth, either nude with a helmet and spear or sword, or as an armed warrior.
In Plato's Symposium, Penia / ˈ p iː n i ə / (Ancient Greek: Πενία, Penía), or Penae / ˈ p iː ˌ n iː / (Latin: "Poverty", "Deficiency"), is the personification of poverty and need. She conceived Eros with an intoxicated Porus ("Resource", "Contrivance") in Zeus's garden while at Aphrodite's birthday. Her sisters are Amechania and ...
In Greek mythology, the Keres (/ˈkɪriːz/; Ancient Greek: Κῆρες) were female death-spirits. They were the goddesses who personified violent death and who were drawn to bloody deaths on battlefields. [citation needed] Although they were present during death and dying, they did not have the power to kill. All they could do was wait and ...
According to Aeschylus, Peitharchia was the wife of Soter and mother of Eupraxia. [1]When you invoke the gods, do not be ill-advised. For Peitharkhia (Obedience) is the mother of Eupraxia (Success), wife of Soter (Salvation)--as the saying goes.
In Greek mythology, Epiphron (/ ˈ ɛ. p ɪ. f r ɒ n / (Ancient Greek: Ἐπίφρων [pronunciation?] means 'prudence, care') was the daimon or spirit of prudence, shrewdness, thoughtfulness, carefulness, and sagacity. According to Hyginus, Epiphron was the son of Erebus (Darkness) and Nox (Night, the Roman equivalent of Nyx). [1]