Oizys - Greek Word for the Concept of Misery and Suffering - Greeker than the Greeks

Oizys - Greek Word for the Concept of Misery and Suffering - Greeker than the Greeks

0izys – Personification of Misery and Woe   In ancient Greek, “oizys” (όιζυς) means all that is wretched and is synonymous with distress and misery. In Greek mythology it was the name of the little-known Oizys, a minor goddess or more accurately the personification of anxiety, grief, depression, pain and distress. Her Roman name “Miseria” is where the modern term “misery” comes from.   Oizys – Personification of Depression and Distress   The wor…