Oizys

English

Alternative forms

  • Oezys

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀϊζύς (Oïzús).

Proper noun

Oizys

  1. (Greek mythology) The (female) personification of pain and distress; said by Hesiod is his Theogony to be the offspring of Nyx (Night) and produced without the assistance of a father; identified with the Roman Miseria (Misery).

Usage notes

  • Oizys has no distinct mythology of her own. (See Oizys on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )
  • The Roman equivalent, Miseria, is said by Cicero and Hyginus to be one of the offspring of Nox (the Roman equivalent of Nyx) and Erebus (darkness and shadow).

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