Momus

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Greek god deity of satire personification of blame

Momus is the Greek god of satire, mockery, and blame, known for criticizing both gods and mortals.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Momus canonical	5
Hilaris	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Greek god ⓘ deity of satire ⓘ personification of blame ⓘ
appearsIn	writings of Hesiod ⓘ Lucian of Samosata ⓘ surface form: writings of Lucian
associatedConcept	criticism ⓘ fault-finding ⓘ ridicule ⓘ
associatedWith	Olympian gods ⓘ
category	Greek gods of personifications ⓘ deities of satire and humor ⓘ
characterTrait	hypercritical ⓘ sarcastic ⓘ
culture	Greek mythology ⓘ
domain	blame ⓘ mockery ⓘ satire ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
influenceOn	later literary personifications of satire ⓘ
knownFor	criticizing gods ⓘ criticizing mortals ⓘ
languageOfName	Ancient Greek ⓘ
mythologicalTradition	Greco-Roman mythology ⓘ surface form: Classical mythology
oftenDepictedAs	figure who finds fault with everything ⓘ
opposedTo	idealization of gods ⓘ
role	god of blame ⓘ god of mockery ⓘ god of satire ⓘ
symbolizes	censure ⓘ mocking judgment ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nyx → parentOf → Momus ⓘ

Eris (Greek goddess of strife and discord) → sibling → Momus ⓘ

subject surface form: Eris

Eris → sibling → Momus ⓘ

Oneiroi → sibling → Momus ⓘ

Oizys → sibling → Momus ⓘ

Ilario → hasEtymologicalOrigin → Momus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hilaris