| Greek Name |
Transliteration |
Latin Spelling |
Translation |
| Αναιδεια |
Anaideia |
Anaidea, Anaidia |
Ruthlessness,
Unforgivingness |
ANAIDEIA was the goddess or spirit (daimon) of ruthlessness, shamelessness, and unforgivingness. She was a companion of Hybris (Violence). Her opposite number was Eleos (Mercy).
| PARENTS |
Probably a daughter of NYX or ERIS though nowhere stated
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Pausanias, Description of Greece 1. 28. 5 (trans. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) :
"The unhewn stones [in the Areopagos, Athens] on which stand the defendants and prosecutors, they call the stone of Hybreos (Outrage) and of Anaideia (Ruthlessness)."
Sources:
- Pausanias, Description of Greece - Greek Travelogue C2nd A.D.
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