Aidos

Aido (Greek Αἰδώς AIDOS " shyness, modesty ' ) is the personalized shame in Greek mythology. According to Pindar is the Tochtes of Prometheus. The concept of Aido is complex and classical philology still controversial. It is closely connected with the vengeance goddess Nemesis. According to Hesiod Aido and Nemesis are the last of the gods who will leave the depraved human race the Iron Age. In Plato, Zeus sends Aido along with Dike ( "justice" ) to the people, to allow them a civilized coexistence.

Sophocles calls them in his play Oedipus at Colonus " sitting next to Zeus on the throne " ( σύνθακος Ζηνί θρόνων ). Euripides calls even " mistress, mistress " ( πότνια ) what they should maybe closer to the goddess Artemis in her capacity as " shy, bashful " ( αιδοίη ).

It is delivered as a nurse of Athena. As such, they had an altar near the old Temple of Athena on the Acropolis of Athens, Sparta, there was an old one, you were consecrated to her by Ikarios consecrated cult image and two sanctuaries in Rome.

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