Ponos


Ponos or Ponus is the personification of Hardship and Toil. According to Hesiod's Theogony, Ponos was the son of the goddess Eris, who was the daughter of Nyx. In the epic poem the Shield of Heracles, attributed to Hesiod, Phonos was one of the many figures, depicted on Heracles' shield. Ponos' siblings include Forgetfulness, Stories, Lies, Broken Oaths, Quarrels, Dispute, Manslaughter, Battle and War, Anarchy, Starvation, Pain, and Ruin.

Mythology

Hesiod's account

According to Hesiod's Theogony :