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[[Ponos]] /ˈpoʊˌnɒs/ or Ponus /ˈpoʊnəs/ (Ancient Greek: [[Πόνος]] Pónos) is the personification of Hardship and Toil. In the epic poem the Shield of Heracles, attributed to Hesiod, Phonos (singular) was one of the many figures, depicted on Heracles' shield. | [[Ponos]] /ˈpoʊˌnɒs/ or [[Ponus]] /ˈpoʊnəs/ (Ancient Greek: [[Πόνος]] Pónos) is the personification of Hardship and Toil. In the epic poem the Shield of Heracles, attributed to [[Hesiod]], Phonos (singular) was one of the many figures, depicted on Heracles' shield. | ||
According to Hesiod's Theogony, Ponos was the "painful" son of the goddess Eris ("Discord"), who was the daughter of Nyx ("Night"). His siblings include Forgetfulness (Lethe), Stories (Logoi), Lies (Pseudea), Broken Oaths (Horkos), Quarrels (Neikea), Dispute (Amphillogiai), Manslaughter (Androktasiai), Battle (Hysminai) and War (Makhai), Anarchy (Dysnomia), Starvation (Limos), Pain (Algea), and Ruin (Ate). | According to Hesiod's Theogony, Ponos was the "painful" son of the goddess Eris ("Discord"), who was the daughter of Nyx ("Night"). His siblings include Forgetfulness (Lethe), Stories (Logoi), Lies (Pseudea), Broken Oaths (Horkos), Quarrels (Neikea), Dispute (Amphillogiai), Manslaughter (Androktasiai), Battle (Hysminai) and War (Makhai), Anarchy (Dysnomia), Starvation (Limos), Pain (Algea), and Ruin (Ate). | ||