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Oizys. In Greek mythology, Oizys ( / ˈoʊɪzɪs /; Ancient Greek: Ὀϊζύς, romanized : Oïzús, lit. 'misery' [1] ), or Oezys, is the personification of pain or distress. [2] In Hesiod 's Theogony, Oizys is one of the offspring of Nyx (Night), produced without the assistance of a father. [3] According to the Roman authors Cicero and ...
Achlys / ˈæklɪs / ( Ancient Greek: Ἀχλύς "mist"), [1] in the Hesiodic Shield of Heracles, is one of the figures depicted on Heracles ' shield, perhaps representing the personification of sorrow. In Homer, achlys is the mist which fogs or blinds mortal eyes (often in death). Her Roman counterpart Caligo was said to have been the mother ...
Binbōgami. A binbōgami (貧乏神, lit. "kami of poverty") is a kami or god who inhabits a human being or their house to bring misery and poverty. [citation needed] Several Japanese folklores, essays, and rakugos refer to it. [1] Concerning binbōgami's preference of baked miso, in Senba, Osaka, ( ja:船場 (大阪市)) the following story is ...
Apate. In Greek mythology, Apate ( / ˈæpətiː /; Ancient Greek: Ἀπάτη Apátē) is the goddess and personification of deceit. Her mother is Nyx, the personification of the night. [1] [2] In Roman mythology her equivalent is Fraus (Fraud), while her male counterpart is Dolus (Deception), and her opposite number Aletheia, the goddess of ...
In this version of the myth (lines 60–105), Hesiod expands upon her origin, and moreover widens the scope of the misery she inflicts on mankind. Pandora brings with her a jar [ a ] [ b ] containing [ c ] "burdensome toil and sickness that brings death to men" (91–92), diseases (102) and "a myriad other pains" (100).
List of death deities. Yama, the Hindu god of death and Lord of Naraka (hell). He was subsequently adopted by Buddhist, Chinese, Tibetan, Korean, and Japanese mythology as the king of hell. Maya death god "A" way as a hunter, Classic period. The mythology or religion of most cultures incorporate a god of death or, more frequently, a divine ...
Misery is a 1990 American psychological thriller [4] film directed by Rob Reiner, based on Stephen King's 1987 novel of the same name, starring James Caan, Kathy Bates, Lauren Bacall, Richard Farnsworth, and Frances Sternhagen. The plot centers around an author who is held captive by an obsessive fan who forces him to rewrite the finale to his ...
Followed by. Mount Misery. The House of God is a 1978 satirical novel by Samuel Shem (a pseudonym used by psychiatrist Stephen Bergman). The novel follows a group of medical interns at a fictionalized version of Beth Israel Hospital over the course of a year in the early 1970s, focusing on the psychological harm and dehumanization caused by ...