Hybris (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Hybris (/ˈhaɪbrɪs/; Ancient Greek: Ὕβρις, lit. 'wanton violence', 'insolence')[1] was the personification of insolence. According to the mythographer Apollodorus the god Apollo "learned the art of prophecy from Pan, the son of Zeus and Hybris (Ὕβρεως)".[2] Whether this Pan is the same as Pan, the god of shepherds and flocks, who was usually said to be the son of Hermes is unclear.[3]

This article is about personification of insolence. For other uses, see hubris.
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Notes
  1. LSJ s.v. ὕβρις.
  2. Apollodorus 1.4.1.
  3. See Frazer's note 3 to Apollodorus 1.4.1; compare with Apollodorus E.7.38.

References
  • Apollodorus, Apollodorus, The Library, with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press, London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. ISBN 0-674-99135-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
  • Parada, Carlos, Genealogical Guide to Greek Mythology, Jonsered, Paul Åströms Förlag, 1993. ISBN 978-91-7081-062-6.
  • Pindar, Odes, Diane Arnson Svarlien. 1990. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.


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