Phonoi

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Phonoi are minor figures in Greek mythology personifying murder and killing, often depicted as malevolent spirits associated with bloodshed and violence.

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Phonoi canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Daemons in Greek mythology
Mythological Greek deities
Personifications in Greek mythology
appearsIn Hesiod's Theogony NERFINISHED
associatedWith bloodshed
violence
category Death deities in Greek mythology
Greek personifications
Violence in mythology
characteristic malevolent
collective group of daemons
countryOfOrigin Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
culture Greek mythology
describedAs spirits of killing
spirits of murder
domain homicide
warfare
languageOfName Ancient Greek NERFINISHED
mentionedBy Hesiod NERFINISHED
moralAssociation blood guilt
crime
nameMeaning murders
opposedBy Dike NERFINISHED
Themis NERFINISHED
personificationOf killing
murder
pluralFormOf Phonos
relatedConcept Androktasiai NERFINISHED
Eris NERFINISHED
Hybris
Makhai NERFINISHED
typeOfSpirit malevolent spirit

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eris offspring Phonoi
Eris offspring Phonoi