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Porus

deity earth Greek single tradition · 1

Porus is the personification of resourcefulness or expediency in Greek classical literature. He is described as the son of the goddess Metis, with an unknown father, and later seduced by Penia, producing Eros. In Roman mythology he is equated with the figure Pomona, representing abundance.

When

First attested
400 BCE
Attested period
-400 – 2020
Historical notes
Attested in Plato's Symposium (4th c. BCE).

Relationships

consort of
Penia
syncretized with
Pomona
parent of
Eros
child of
Metis

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (1)
  1. Porus (mythology)

Source passages

“In Plato's Symposium, Porus was the personification of resourcefulness or expediency. Porus was the son of the goddess Metis, but his father is unknown.”

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