ANAIDEIA
Greek Name
Αναιδεια
Transliteration
Anaideia
Latin Spelling
Anaideia
Translation
Ruthlessness
ANAIDEIA was the personified spirit (daimona) of ruthlessness and unforgivingness. She was a companion of Hybris (Violence). Her opposite number was Eleos (Mercy).
PARENTS
Probably a daughter of NYX or ERIS though nowhere stated
CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES
Pausanias, Description of Greece 1. 28. 5 (trans. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) :
"The unhewn stones [in the Areopagos, Athens] on which stand the defendants and prosecutors, they call the stone of Hybreos (Hybris, Outrage) and of Anaideia (Ruthlessness)."
SOURCES
GREEK
- Pausanias, Description of Greece - Greek Travelogue C2nd A.D.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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