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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 ]
English name Greek name Description The twelve Titans Coeus: Κοῖος (Koîos) God of intellect and the axis of heaven around which the constellations revolved. Crius: Κρεῖος (Kreîos) The least individualized of the Twelve Titans, he is the father of Astraeus, Pallas, and Perses. Implied to be the god of constellations. Cronus ...
This is an index of lists of mythological figures from ancient Greek religion and mythology. List of Greek deities; List of mortals in Greek mythology; List of Greek legendary creatures; List of minor Greek mythological figures; List of Trojan War characters; List of deified people in Greek mythology; List of Homeric characters
Name Ancient Greek Common translations Remarks prop. n. com. n. sg. Ponos: Πόνος: πόνος [9] Toil, [10] Labor, [11] Hardship [12] Called by Hesiod "painful Ponos" (Πόνον ἀλγινόεντα). [13] Cicero has the equivalent personification of the Latin word labor as the offspring of Erebus and Night (Erebo et Nocte). [14] Lethe ...
A host of legendary creatures, animals, and mythic humanoids occur in ancient Greek mythology.Anything related to mythology is mythological. A mythological creature (also mythical or fictional entity) is a type of fictional entity, typically a hybrid, that has not been proven and that is described in folklore (including myths and legends), but may be featured in historical accounts before ...
Hesiod's Theogony, (c. 700 BC) which could be considered the "standard" creation myth of Greek mythology, [1] tells the story of the genesis of the gods. After invoking the Muses (II.1–116), Hesiod says the world began with the spontaneous generation of four beings: first arose Chaos (Chasm); then came Gaia (the Earth), "the ever-sure foundation of all"; "dim" Tartarus (the Underworld), in ...
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.
Achlys / ˈ æ k l ɪ s / (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 ...