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Zelus

Rivalry, Competition

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Olympian

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Greek Name

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Roman Name

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Ζηλος

Zêlos, Zelus

Invidia

Emulation, Zeal, Rivalry

ZELOS (Zelus) was the personified spirit (daimon) of rivalry, emulation, jealousy, envy and zeal. He and his siblings, Nike (Victory), Bia (Force) and Kratos (Cratus, Strength), were the winged enforcers of Zeus who stood in attendance of his throne.


Zelos may have been identified with Agon, the spirit of contest worshipped at Olympia. He was also sometimes equated with Phthonos the daimon of romantic jealousy and was closely connected with the good Eris (strife) as the driving force of competition.

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