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Zelus

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Zelus is a personification of jealousy and envy. He is sometimes considered an alternate name for Phthonus. According to Irenaeus, Gnostics believed that the first angel and Authadia conceived the children Kakia (wickedness), Zelos (emulation), Phthonus (envy), Erinnys (fury), and Epithymia (lust).

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When

First attested
800 BCE
Attested period
-800 – 2020
Historical notes
Attested in Greek mythology and Gnostic beliefs.

Relationships

sibling of
Kakia, Epithymia, Phthonus, Erinnys, Kratos, Bia, Nike
co occurs with
Éris, Perias, Kratos, Aidos, Nemesis, Zeus, Echidna, Oceanus, Persephone, Tethys, Erebus, Nox, Styx, Pallas
created by
the first angel, Authadia
child of
Pallas, Styx

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (4)
  1. Phthonus
  2. Bia (mythology)
  3. Styx
  4. Zelus

Source passages

“In Greek mythology, Phthonus (; Ancient Greek: Φθόνος Phthónos), or sometimes Zelus, was the personification of jealousy and envy, most prominently in matters of romance.”

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“Bia was the daughter of the Titan Pallas and Oceanid Styx, and sister of Nike, Kratos, and Zelus.”

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“by him gave birth to the personifications Zelus (Glory, Emulation), Nike (Victory), Kratos (Strength, Dominion), and Bia (Force, Violence).”

#37348 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“Zelus’ Roman name was Invidia, which, in Latin, meant "to look against in a hostile manner".”

#44924 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-20b:free