Philotes

The personification of affection. Hesiod names her a daughter of Nyx, and sister of Apate (Deceit), Geras (Old age), and Eris (Strife).

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References

Sources

  • Cicero. De Natura Deorum iii, 17.
  • Grimal, Pierre; Kershaw, Stephen. (1992). The Penguin Dictionary of Classical Mythology. London: Penguin Books.
  • Hesiod. Theogony, 211 ff.
  • Hyginus. Fabulae: Preface.