Horkos

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Horkos is the personification of oaths and the curse that falls upon those who break them in Greek mythology.

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Horkos canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek mythological figure
daimon
personification
associatedWith curses
oaths
punishment of perjury
belongsToGroup children of Eris
spirits of moral and social forces
culture Ancient Greek religion
describedBy Hesiod
domain mythology
religion
function to bring ruin on oath‑breakers
to pursue those who swear false oaths
greekName Ὅρκος
hasRole personification of oaths
personification of the curse on oath‑breakers
languageOfOrigin Ancient Greek
meaningOfName Oath
mentionedIn Hesiod’s Theogony
linked to: Hesiod's Theogony

Hesiod’s Works and Days
moralDomain justice
social order
mythology Greek mythology
opposedTo false oaths
perjury
parent Eris
relatedConcept Dike
Nemesis
Themis
sibling Algea
Amphillogiai
linked to: Amphilogiai

Androktasiai
Ate
Dysnomia
Hysminai
Hysperia (Hespera) or similar Eris‑offspring figures
Limos
Logoi
linked to: Logos

Makhai
Neikea
Phonoi
Ponos
Pseudologoi
symbolicType abstract personification
timePeriod Archaic Greece (literary attestation)
transliteration Horkos

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Referenced by (5)

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Eris offspring Horkos
Eris offspring Horkos
Neikea relatedConcept Horkos
Horkos transliteration Horkos
Pseudea siblingOf Horkos