Algos
Algea (Ancient Greek: Ἄλγεα; singular: Ἄλγος) is used by Hesiod in the plural as the personification of sorrows and griefs, which are there represented as the daughters of Eris, Greek goddess of strife.[1] She was a sister to Lethe, Limos, Horkos, and Ponos.[2]
Algos in Greek is a neuter noun literally meaning "pain".
The name is related to the word suffix '-algia' denoting a painful condition.[3]
The three known Algea are Lupe (Λυπη - "pain"), Achos (Αχος - "grief"), and Ania (Ανια - "sorrow").[4]
References
- ↑ Hesiod, Theogony 227
- ↑ Grimal, Pierre; A. R. Maxwell-Hyslop (1996). The Dictionary of Classical Mythology. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. p. 152. ISBN 0-631-20102-5.
- ↑ Etymology online
- ↑ "ALGEA — Greek Gods or Spirits of Pain, Grief, & Tears".
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