Limos
Limos (/ˈliːˌmɒs/; Ancient Greek: Λιμός, romanized: Limos meaning 'starvation'), Roman Fames /ˈfɑːˌmeɪz/, is the deity and personification of starvation, hunger and famine in ancient Greek religion and mythology. Unlike the other gods of the pantheon, Limos is of indeterminate sex, and was portrayed as either male or female depending on region and cult. They were opposed by Demeter, goddess of grain and the harvest with whom Ovid wrote Limos could never meet, and Plutus, the god of wealth and the bounty of rich harvests. Appears in the book of Revelation, he is represented as the rider of the black horse.
| Limos | |
|---|---|
Personification of
Starvation | |
| Member of the Family of Eris | |
| Abode | Underworld |
| Personal information | |
| Parents | Eris |
| Siblings | Lethe, Ponos, Algos, Hysminai, Machai, Phonoi, Androktasiai, Neikea, Amphillogiai, Pseudea, Logoi, Dysnomia, Atë, Horkos |
| Equivalents | |
| Roman equivalent | Fames |
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