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Erysichthon was the son of King Triopas [3] possibly by Hiscilla, daughter of Myrmidon and thus, brother of Iphimedeia [4] and Phorbas. [5]In some accounts, however, he was called instead the son of Myrmidon [6] possibly by Peisidice, daughter of Aeolus and Enarete, and thus, brother to Antiphus, Actor, [7] Dioplethes, [8] Eupolemeia [9] and possibly Hiscilla as well.
In Greek mythology, Erysichthon [pronunciation?] (Ancient Greek: Ἐρυσίχθων), also spelled Erisichthon (lit. 'Earth-tearer'), was an Athenian prince as the son of King Cecrops I of Athens and Agraulus, daughter of King Actaeus. His possible sibling were Aglaurus, Herse and Pandorus. Erysicthon died childless during his father's reign.
Demeter orders Famine to strike Erysichthon, Elisha Whittelsey Collection Another myth involving Demeter's rage resulting in famine is that of Erysichthon , king of Thessaly . [ 27 ] The myth tells of Erysichthon ordering all of the trees in one of Demeter's sacred groves to be cut down, as he wanted to build an extension of his palace and hold ...
Famine in Spain caused primarily by the implementation of the autarkic economy: Spain: 200,000 [128] [129] 1940–1943: Famine in Cape Verde: Cape Verde: 20,000 [90] 1940–1945: Famine in Warsaw Ghetto, as well as other ghettos and concentration camps (note: this famine was the result of deliberate denial of food to ghetto residents on the ...
Erysichthon or Erisichthon may refer to: Erysichthon of Thessaly, the Aeolid Erysichthon, the son of Triopas; Erysichthon (son of Cecrops), the Cecropid Erysichthon ...
In Greek mythology, Limos (Ancient Greek: Λιμός, romanized: Līmós, lit. 'Famine, Hunger, Starvation') [1] is the personification of famine or hunger. Of uncertain sex, Limos was, according to Hesiod's Theogony, the offspring of Eris (Strife), with no father mentioned. [2]
Famine is assessed by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), an initiative of more than a dozen U.N. agencies, regional bodies and aid groups. It is the main global system for ...
When Erysichthon cut down a grove of trees sacred to Ceres, the goddess of grain, looked to her antithesis Fames to deliver her punishment: "Let pestilent Hunger torture his body!" In Ovid's account, Fames lives at the farthest edge of Scythia , a frozen, gloomy wasteland, high in the Caucasus Mountains , where little grows.