Limos

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Limos ( Greek  λιμός ) was the personification of hunger in ancient Greek religion and mythology . According to Hesiod, he was a descendant of the Eris and thus a great-grandson of Chaos . His siblings include Ponos , Lethe and Makhai .

The Latin equivalent was Fames .

Web links

  • Limos in Theoi Project (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hesiod, Theogony 227.