Limos
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Limos is the Greek personification of hunger and starvation, often depicted as a spirit who brings famine and scarcity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Limos canonical | 2 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek deity
ⓘ
personification ⓘ spirit ⓘ |
| appearsAs |
emaciated spirit
ⓘ
gaunt figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
deprivation
ⓘ
poverty ⓘ |
| category |
Chthonic spirits
ⓘ
Greek personifications ⓘ Hunger deities ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
abundance
ⓘ
wealth ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| domain |
famine
ⓘ
hunger ⓘ scarcity ⓘ starvation ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| influences | human suffering ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Ovid's Metamorphoses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | hunger ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Demeter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plutus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
bringer of famine
ⓘ
embodiment of hunger ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
famine as divine force
ⓘ
lack of food ⓘ |
| typeOfDeity | daimon ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.