Phthonus
demonic underworld Gnostic single tradition · 3
Phthonus is personified as the child of the first angel and Authadia. Phthonus is the sibling of Kakia, Zelos, Erinnys, and Epithymia.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in the Gnostic tradition.
Relationships
- child of
- Authadia
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“In the Gnostic tradition, Kakia is personified as the child of the first angel and Authadia with siblings Zelos (emulation), Phthonus (envy), Erinnys (fury), and Epithymia (lust).”
#25526 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In Greek mythology, Phthonus (; Ancient Greek: Φθόνος Phthónos), or sometimes Zelus, was the personification of jealousy and envy, most prominently in matters of romance.”
#25544 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“He was sometimes associated with Phthonus, the daimon of romantic jealousy.”
#44929 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-20b:free