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v. t. e. 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 Hyginus ...
Jason, Aegeus. Children. Vary according to tradition (names include Alcimenes, Thessalus, Tisander, Mermeros, Pheres, Eriopis, Medus) In Greek mythology, Medea (/ mɪˈdiːə /; Ancient Greek: Μήδεια, romanized: Mḗdeia; lit. 'planner, schemer') [1] is the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis. In the myth of Jason and the Argonauts, she ...
t. e. In Greek mythology, Dike or Dice[1] (/ ˈdaɪkiː / or / ˈdaɪsiː /; [2] Greek: Δίκη, Díkē, 'justice, custom') is the goddess of justice and the spirit of moral order and fair judgement as a transcendent universal ideal or based on immemorial custom, in the sense of socially enforced norms and conventional rules.
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 ...
A character Macaria (' Μακαρία ', literally 'blessed') is named in the Byzantine encyclopedia Suda. [3] According to the Suda, this Macaria is the daughter of Hades (no mother is mentioned). She is neither explicitly stated to be an immortal goddess nor a mortal woman, or to live in the Underworld. Her name means 'blessed one' or ...
2. The Sea of Monsters (2006) 3. The Titan’s Curse (2007) 4. The Battle of the Labyrinth (2008) 5. The Last Olympian (2009) Note: A sixth book was later added to the series, titled The Chalice ...
Elpis was the remaining item enclosed in Pandora's box (or jar), the best known form of the myth found in Hesiod ’s Works and Days. [1] There Hesiod expands upon the misery inflicted on mankind through the curiosity of Pandora. She had brought with her as a wedding gift from heaven a storage jar [a] but when this was opened it released a host ...
In Greek mythology, Chione (/ kaɪˈoʊniː /; [1] Ancient Greek: Χιόνη Khione from χιών chiōn, "snow") [2] was the daughter of Boreas, the god of the north wind, and Orithyia a daughter of Erechtheus, king of Athens. Chione was the sister of Cleopatra (wife of Phineus, king of Thrace) and the Argonauts, Calaïs and Zetes. [3]