Ponos
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Ponos is the Greek personification of hard labor, toil, and hardship, often depicted as a spirit associated with the burdens of work and suffering.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek deity
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daimon ⓘ offspring of Eris ⓘ personification ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Greek mythological tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
burdens
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suffering ⓘ work ⓘ |
| conceptualOpposite |
ease
ⓘ
pleasure ⓘ rest ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Euphrosyne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hedone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmicRole |
embodiment of hardship in human life
ⓘ
embodiment of the pains of labor ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| domain |
human effort
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mental exertion ⓘ physical labor ⓘ |
| etymologicalRoot | Ancient Greek "pónos" ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| groupMembership |
children of Eris
ⓘ
minor Greek deities ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
involuntary suffering
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necessary effort ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Hesiod's Theogony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralAssociation |
inevitability of toil in mortal life
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suffering as consequence of strife ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
labor
ⓘ
toil ⓘ |
| ontologyClass | Greek mythological figure ⓘ |
| parent | Eris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Aponia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ponoi (labors) ⓘ |
| role |
personification of hard labor
ⓘ
personification of hardship ⓘ personification of toil ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
burdensome work
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painful effort ⓘ the cost of achievement ⓘ |
| typeOfSpirit | abstract personified concept ⓘ |
| widerCategory |
personifications in Greek mythology
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spirits of abstract concepts ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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