Aidos

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Aidos is the Greek personification of modesty, shame, and reverence that restrains humans from committing dishonorable acts.

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Aidos canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek deity ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ
personification ⓘ
appearsIn Greek ethical discourse ⓘ
Greek tragedy ⓘ
associatedConcept pudor ⓘ
associatedWith ethical behavior ⓘ
respect for others ⓘ
sense of shame ⓘ
social conscience ⓘ
contrastedWith Anaideia ⓘ
culture Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
domain ethics ⓘ
social norms ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
greekName Αἰδώς ⓘ
hasSanctuary Athens ⓘ
influencedConcept later notions of modesty in Western thought ⓘ
language Ancient Greek ⓘ
linkedConcept honor ⓘ
respect for guests ⓘ
respect for parents ⓘ
respect for the gods ⓘ
mentionedBy Aeschylus ⓘ
Aristotle ⓘ
Euripides ⓘ
Hesiod ⓘ
Pindar ⓘ
Plato ⓘ
Sophocles ⓘ
moralFunction encourages modest conduct ⓘ
prevents shameless behavior ⓘ
supports social order ⓘ
moralQuality fear of disgrace ⓘ
inner restraint ⓘ
opposedTo hubris ⓘ
personificationOf modesty ⓘ
reverence ⓘ
shame ⓘ
role restraint from dishonorable acts ⓘ
symbolizes conscience ⓘ
internalized social rules ⓘ
typeOfDeity daimon ⓘ
worshippedIn Ancient Greece ⓘ
linked to: Greek Antiquity

Athens ⓘ

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Nemesis → associatedWith → Aidos ⓘ