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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 ...
In Greek mythology, Dike or Dice [1] (/ ˈ d aɪ k iː / or / ˈ d aɪ s iː /; [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.
Macaria or Makaria (Ancient Greek: Μακαρία, romanized: Makaria, lit. 'blessed one, blessedness') is the name of two figures from ancient Greek religion and mythology . Although they are not said to be the same and are given different fathers, they are discussed together in a single entry both in the 10th-century Byzantine encyclopedia ...
The goddess of poisons, and the personification of misery and sadness. Said to have existed before Chaos itself. Αἰθήρ (Aithḗr) Aether: The god of light and the upper atmosphere. Αἰών (Aiōn) Aion: The god of eternity, personifying cyclical and unbounded time. Sometimes equated with Chronos. Ἀνάγκη (Anánkē) Ananke
Melinoë (/ mɪˈlɪnoʊiː /; Ancient Greek: Μηλινόη, romanized: Mēlinóē pronounced [mɛːlinóɛː]) is a chthonic goddess invoked in one of the Orphic Hymns (2nd or 3rd centuries AD?), and represented as a bringer of nightmares and madness. In the hymn, Melinoë has characteristics that seem similar to Hecate and the Erinyes, [1 ...
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 ...
Ancient Greece portal. Myths portal. v. t. e. In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the twelve Olympians are the major deities of the Greek pantheon, commonly considered to be Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter, Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Ares, Hephaestus, Hermes, and either Hestia or Dionysus. [2] They were called Olympians because ...
t. e. In Greek mythology, Nyx (/ nɪks / NIX; [2] Ancient Greek: Νύξ Nýx, [nýks], "Night") [3] is the goddess and personification of the night. [4] In Hesiod 's Theogony, she is the offspring of Chaos, and the mother of Aether and Hemera (Day) by Erebus (Darkness). By herself, she produces a brood of children which are personifications of ...