Limos
Greek deity of famine and starvation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the French municipality known as Limós in Occitan, see Limoux. For the plural of limo, see limousine. For the Greek island, see Limnos.
Limos (/ˈliːˌmɒs/; Ancient Greek: Λιμός, romanized: Limos meaning 'starvation'), Roman Fames /ˈfɑːˌmeɪz/, is the deity and personification of starvation, hunger and famine in ancient Greek religion and mythology. Unlike the other gods of the pantheon, Limos is of indeterminate sex, and was portrayed as either male or female depending on region and cult. Limos was opposed by Demeter, goddess of grain and the harvest with whom Ovid wrote Limos could never meet, and Plutus, the god of wealth and the bounty of rich harvests.[2] In the book of Revelation, he is represented as the rider of the black horse.[3]
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Limos | |
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Personification of
Starvation | |
Member of the Family of Eris | |
Abode | Underworld |
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Parents | Eris[1] |
Siblings | Lethe, Ponos, Algos, Hysminai, Machai, Phonoi, Androktasiai, Neikea, Amphillogiai, Pseudea, Logoi, Dysnomia, Atë, Horkos |
Equivalents | |
Roman equivalent | Fames |
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