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{{short description|Ancient Greek goddess, the personification of sloth and laziness}}
'''Aergia''' ({{lang|grc|Ἀεργία}}, "Inactivity") is a goddess in ], a personification of ] and ]. She is the daughter of ] and ]. She is said to guard the court of ] in the ].<ref> - ''AERGIA was the female spirit (daimon) of idleness, laziness, indolence and sloth. Her opposite number was probably Hormes (Effort). N.B. Aergia is the presumed Greek form of the Latin Socordia mentioned by Hyginus. Although his list of abstractions derives from a Greek source, the names have mostly been translated into Latin.''</ref>
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''Aergia'' is the transliteration of the ] Socordia, or Ignavia. She was transliterated to Greek because ] mentioned her based on a Greek source, and thus can be considered as both a Greek and Roman goddess. Her opposite character is ], a goddess of effort.<ref> - ''AERGIA was the female spirit (daimon) of idleness, laziness, indolence and sloth. Her opposite number was probably Hormes (Effort). N.B. Aergia is the presumed Greek form of the Latin Socordia mentioned by Hyginus. Although his list of abstractions derives from a Greek source, the names have mostly been translated into Latin.''</ref> In ], '''Aergia''' ({{Ipac|/eɪˈɜrdʒə/}}; {{langx|grc|Ἀεργία}}, 'inactivity')<ref>{{LSJ|a)ergi/a|ἀεργία|ref}}.</ref> is the personification of ], idleness, indolence and ]. She is the translation of the ] Socordia, or Ignavia: the name was translated into Greek because ] mentioned her being based on a Greek source, and thus she can be considered as both a Greek and Roman goddess.{{cn|date=December 2024}} Aergia's opposite character is ], a goddess of effort.


==References== == Family ==
Aergia was the daughter of the ] ] and ].<ref>], '']'' .</ref>

== Mythology ==
According to ], Aergia was said to be the 'torpid' guard in the court of ] (Sleep) in the ].<ref>], '']'' 10.90 ff.</ref>

: "In] the hollow recesses of a deep and rocky cave . . . set the halls of lazy ]/ Hypnos (Sleep) and his untroubled dwelling. The threshold is guarded by shady ]/ ?Hesychia (Quiet) and dull ]/ ] (Forgetfulness) and torpid Ignavia/ Aergia (Sloth) with ever drowsy countenance. ]/ Acratus (Ease) and ]/ ?Hesychia (Silence) with folded wings sit mute in the forecourt. . ."<ref>Statius, ''Thebaid'' 10.86–92 {{PD-notice}}</ref>

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* ], ''Fabulae from The Myths of Hyginus'' translated and edited by Mary Grant. University of Kansas Publications in Humanistic Studies.
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* ]'', The Thebaid'' translated by John Henry Mozley. Loeb Classical Library Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1928.
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* Publius Papinius Statius, ''The Thebaid. Vol I-II''. John Henry Mozley. London: William Heinemann; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1928.
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Ancient Greek goddess, the personification of sloth and laziness
Aergia
Personification of sloth, idleness, indolence and laziness
AbodeUnderworld (specifically in the House of Hypnos)
ParentsAether and Gaea
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In Greek mythology, Aergia (/eɪˈɜrdʒə/; Ancient Greek: Ἀεργία, 'inactivity') is the personification of sloth, idleness, indolence and laziness. She is the translation of the Latin Socordia, or Ignavia: the name was translated into Greek because Hyginus mentioned her being based on a Greek source, and thus she can be considered as both a Greek and Roman goddess. Aergia's opposite character is Horme, a goddess of effort.

Family

Aergia was the daughter of the primordial deities Aether and Gaia.

Mythology

According to Statius, Aergia was said to be the 'torpid' guard in the court of Hypnos (Sleep) in the Underworld.

"In] the hollow recesses of a deep and rocky cave . . . set the halls of lazy Somnus/ Hypnos (Sleep) and his untroubled dwelling. The threshold is guarded by shady Quies/ ?Hesychia (Quiet) and dull Oblivio/ Lethe (Forgetfulness) and torpid Ignavia/ Aergia (Sloth) with ever drowsy countenance. Otia/ Acratus (Ease) and Silentia/ ?Hesychia (Silence) with folded wings sit mute in the forecourt. . ."

Notes

  1. ἀεργία. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project.
  2. Hyginus, Fabulae Preface.
  3. Statius, Thebaid 10.90 ff.
  4. Statius, Thebaid 10.86–92 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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