Amechania
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Amechania was the ancient Greek
spirit of helplessness. She was regarded as a close companion (and sister) of Penia
and Ptocheia
. She was virtually identical to Aporia
. Amechania was mentioned by ancient Greek authors such as Alcaeus
(Fragment 364) and Herodotus
.
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece is a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to the end of antiquity. Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine era. Included in Ancient Greece is the...
spirit of helplessness. She was regarded as a close companion (and sister) of Penia
Penia
In Plato's Symposium, Penae or Penia - Πενία was the personification of poverty and need. She married Porus at Aphrodite's birthday and was sometimes considered the mother of Eros. Her sisters are Amechania and Ptocheia...
and Ptocheia
Ptocheia
Ptocheia was the ancient Greek female spirit of beggary. She was regarded as a companion of Penia and Amechania. Her opposites were Euthenia and Ploutos. She was mentioned by Aristophanes in his work entitled Plutus ....
. She was virtually identical to Aporia
Aporia
Aporia denotes, in philosophy, a philosophical puzzle or state of puzzlement, and, in rhetoric, a rhetorically useful expression of doubt.-Definitions:...
. Amechania was mentioned by ancient Greek authors such as Alcaeus
Alcaeus
Alcaeus may refer to:*Alcaeus , a writer of ten plays of the Old Comedy.*Alcaeus , one of several figures of this name in Greek mythology*12607 Alcaeus - a main belt asteroid...
(Fragment 364) and Herodotus
Herodotus
Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian who was born in Halicarnassus, Caria and lived in the 5th century BC . He has been called the "Father of History", and was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent and arrange them in a...
.