Thrasos
demonic Greek single tradition · 1
Thrasos (Ancient Greek: Θράσος) is the personified daemon of boldness, specifically the negative aspect of over‑boldness and insolence. In the sole mythological context he appears, he is described as a malicious and suspicious spirit, linked with Hybris and Atë and set against the goddess Dike. Euripides portrays him as an irresistible, unconquerable, unholy spirit that arises like a child of Hubris.
When
- First attested
- 500 BCE
- Attested period
- -500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in classical Greek literature, notably Euripides' 5th‑century BCE play Agamemnon.
Relationships
- enemy of
- Dike
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“But an old Hubris tends to bring forth in evil men, sooner or later, at the fated hour of birth, a young Hubris and that irresistible, unconquerable, unholy spirit, Recklessness [Thrasos], and for the household black Curses, which resemble their parents.”
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