Is there a lazy Greek god?

In Greek mythology, Aergia (/eɪˈɜrdʒə/; Ancient Greek: Ἀεργία, 'inactivity') is the personification of sloth, idleness, indolence and laziness.

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Who is the Greek god of fatigue?

Hypnos was more than just the god of sleepiness: He was the very personification of sleep itself.

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Who is the useless god in Greek mythology?

In Greek mythology, Koalemos (Ancient Greek: Κοάλεμος) was the god of stupidity, mentioned once by Aristophanes, and being found also in Parallel Lives by Plutarch. Coalemus is the Latin spelling of the name. Sometimes he is referred to as a dæmon, more of a spirit and minor deity.

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Who is the most selfish Greek god?

The character of Narcissus is the origin of the term narcissism, a fixation with oneself.

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Is there a Greek god of nothing?

In Greek mythology, which deity was the personification of nothingness, and the first thing that ever existed? And the answer: Chaos. In Greek mythology, Chaos was the first entity to appear at the dawn of creation, emerging from a dark void. Chaos was followed by the deities Gaea, Tartaros, and Eros.

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There's an EVEN DUMBER Greek God??? - Greek Gods Explained

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Who is the most innocent Greek god?

Astraea, Astrea or Astria (Ancient Greek: Ἀστραία, romanized: Astraía; "star-maiden" or "starry night"), in ancient Greek religion, is a daughter of Astraeus and Eos. She is the virgin goddess of justice, innocence, purity and precision.

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What is Nyx the god of?

Nyx, in Greek mythology, female personification of night but also a great cosmogonical figure, feared even by Zeus, the king of the gods, as related in Homer's Iliad, Book XIV.

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Which Greek god was cocky?

HYBRIS was the goddess or personified spirit (daimona) of insolence, hubris, violence, reckless pride, arrogance and outrageous behaviour in general.

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Which Greek god was a narcissist?

Narcissus is sometimes called the god of vanity because he became obsessed with his reflection. The mental disorder narcissism is named after the Greek myth of Narcissus.

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Who is the god of depression?

In Greek mythology, Oizys (/ˈoʊɪzɪs/; Ancient Greek: Ὀϊζύς, romanized: Oïzýs) is the goddess of misery, anxiety, grief, depression, and misfortune. Her Roman name is Miseria, from which the English word misery is derived.

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Who is the most lame god?

Hephaestus is described in mythological sources as "lame" (chōlos), and "halting" (ēpedanos). He was depicted with curved feet, an impairment he had either from birth or as a result of his fall from Olympus.

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Who is the least strongest Greek god?

Ares is the weakest Olympian.

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Who is the weakest god?

I would say that would be Hephaestus (Vulcan) the smith god of Greek/Roman mythology. He is the only god in perhaps, any mythology, to be crippled.

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Who is the god of mental health?

Hygieia was said to be a companion to the goddess Aphrodite. She was strongly associated with Athena, particularly when she was worshipped as a goddess of mental health.

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Who is the Greek god of starvation?

Limos (/ˈlaɪˌmɒs/; Ancient Greek: Λιμός means 'starvation'), Roman Fames /ˈfeɪˌmiːz/, is the "sad" goddess or god of starvation, hunger and famine in ancient Greek religion.

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Who is the most reckless Greek god?

Ares was the Greek god of war, a true wild child who personified the spirit of battle and warfare. Son of Zeus and Hera, Ares was reckless, bloodthirsty and brutal, representing all the worst and most terrifying aspects of battle.

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Which god fell in love with himself?

Since Narcissus denied everyone his love, the gods fated that Narcissus could never have anything that he loved. One day while Narcissus was hunting he went to get a drink. As he bent down to drink the water he fell in love with the reflection of himself.

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Which Greek god stared at himself?

A cautionary Classical tale of solipsism and self-obsession. Narcissus stares at his reflection, while his rejected suitor, Echo, looks on. The son of the river god Cephissus and the naiad, or nymph, Liriope, it was said that Narcissus would live to old age, if he never looked at himself.

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Who is the god of self love?

Narcissus, in Greek mythology, the son of the river god Cephissus and the nymph Liriope.

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Who is the stubborn Greek god?

Antaeus | Greek mythology | Britannica.

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Who is the most honest Greek god?

PISTIS was the personified spirit (daimona) of trust, honesty and good faith.

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Who did Zeus fear?

Who does Zeus fear? In fact, there is one myth that shows Zeus to be afraid of the goddess Nyx. It is commonly thought that Nyx is the only goddess that Zeus is truly afraid of because she is older and more powerful than him.

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Who was Nyx in love with?

From Khaos (Chaos) [Air] came forth Erebos (Erebus, Darkness) and black Nyx (Night); but of Nyx (Night) were born (Aether, Bright Upper Air) and Hemera (Day), whom she conceived and bore from union in love with Erebos.

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Did Nyx have a lover?

Nyx then later banishes his body and spirit. When Kalona was banished his brother Erebus took his place at Nyx's side as her protector, but he was never her lover or Consort. Nyx's one and only Consort was and is Kalona.

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Who was the cutest Greek god?

Aphrodite was the most beautiful of all the Goddesses. Aphrodite was the most beautiful of all the Goddesses and there are many tales of how she could encourage both Gods and humans to fall in love with her.

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