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List. v. t. e. In Greek mythology, Phthonus ( / ˈθoʊnəs /; Ancient Greek: Φθόνος Phthónos ), or sometimes Zelus, was the personification of jealousy and envy, [1] most prominently in matters of romance. In Nonnus 's Dionysiaca, he is by proxy the cause of Semele 's death, having informed Hera of Zeus 's affair with the princess.
Phthonus. / /. Phthonus was the personification of envy in Greek mythology, the other half of the goddess of retribution, Nemesis. He was the son of Nyx (night) and Dionysus, although other sources cite him as the son of Aphrodite, goddess of love. Phthonus had a number of wives, whom he killed because he suspected they were unfaithful to him.
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Mar 3, 1997 · Phthonus. The personification of jealousy and envy, a child of Erebus and Nyx. Athena once ordered Phthonus to poison Agraulus ' heart because she disobeyed the goddess. The Romans called her Invidia. .
Phthonus was the personification of jealousy and envy in matters of love. He had a large number of wives whom he killed on suspicion of adultery. He was the son of Nyx and directed Hera's attention to Zeus' many affairs, particularly that with Semele, the mother of Dionysus.
Aug 4, 2019 · phthongus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) phthongus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,178/1.
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