Amphilogiai
The Amphilogiai ( ancient Greek Ἀμφιλογίαι , singular Amphilogia Ἀμφιλογία , exchange of words ) are personifications of controversy in Greek mythology .
In Hesiod's theogony , the Amphilogiai are daughters of the goddess of discord Eris , and their siblings are also personifications of concepts with negative connotations for humans.
literature
- Heinrich Wilhelm Stoll : Ἀμφιλογίαι . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 1,1, Leipzig 1886, column 307 ( digitized version ).
- Konrad Wernicke : Amphilogiai . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 2, Stuttgart 1894, Sp. 1941.
Web links
- Amphilogiai in the Theoi Project (English)
Remarks
- ↑ Hesiod Theogony 226-233.