Momus is a little-known God within Greek Mythology, however, he is somewhat different from the others for being the representation of Sarcasm, check out more about this being.
Momus, in Greek Mythology (scam, criticism or mockery) is the personification of sarcasm, scams and irony. She is the deity of writers and poets.
Hesiod told that Momus is a daughter of Nix, the Night (Theogony, 214). Luciano de Samósata recalled the expanded dialogue Hermotimus in which she was invited to evaluate the creation of three gods in competition: Athena, Poseidon and Hephaestus. She criticized Athena for having created the house, as it must have iron wheels at its base, so that the owner could take it as soon as he traveled. She scoffed at the god of the sea for creating the Taurus with his eyes under the horns, when they should have been in the middle, so that he could see his victims.
Finally, he criticized the blacksmith of the gods for making Pandora without a door on his chest so that one could see what she kept hidden in her heart.
As if that weren't enough, Aphrodite joked, although all he could say about her was that she was just a chatterbox and wore sandals that creaked on the floor of Olympus. Finally, she had the audacity to make amusing comments about Zeus' infidelity to Hera. (Philostrate, Epistles). Because of such things, she was exiled from Mount Olympus.
However, later, Zeus being concerned with the fact that the Earth oscillated with the weight that humanity made, he allowed Momus to return to the coexistence of Olympus as long as it helped him discover a remedy for such a problem.
In a relaxed and ironic way, Momo suggested that he create a woman, very beautiful, for which many nations would fight and thus destroy themselves. Zeus took it seriously and thus Helena was born, who led the Greeks to the Trojan War.
Momus is represented with a mask that he raises to show his face, and with a doll in one hand, symbolizing madness. She is constantly represented in Bacchus' procession, always alongside Sileno and Como, the god of partying and dissolution.
At carnival parties in several Spanish-speaking cities, homage is paid to the God Momus, with various acts. In Cádiz, there is a burning of a doll representing the god Comus, but Comos and Momo became a single character with a male identity that ended up becoming a symbol of the Carnival celebrations each year. In the carnival of Brazil and also in Barranquilla (Colombia), one of the main characters of the festivities is Rei Momo, a name based on this deity.
Check: Athena: God of Wisdom
Erebus is, in Greek Mythology, the God of Darkness and the personification of evil and darkness; he is Nix's brother and lives in a dark and empty place called Void, check.
Meet the Goddess of Night: Nix and her relevant role within Greek Mythology. Nix was also known to be a primordial and very powerful Titaness. Check everything about this goddess.
Chaos is a Greek God and was considered by Hesiod as the first deity to appear in the universe, therefore he is the oldest of the Gods and Titans. He is also known as the primordial God of Creation in Greek Mythology.
Selene is, in Greek Mythology, the Goddess of the Moon. But unlike Artemis (who is of the new generation), Selene is the Old Goddess who represents the moon star. This deity was very dear among ancient peoples.
Neptune or Netune is the name given, in Roman Mythology, to the Greek God Poseidon (or Posídon). Neptune is the Sea King. He is also considered the god of animals and even of the earth.
Pluto, is the name given, in Roman Mythology, to the Greek God Hades. Pluto is the King of the Underworld and has as a pet, Cerberus, the three-headed Hound and guardian of the underworld.
Jupiter is the name given - in Roman Mythology to Zeus, the Greek God of Thunder and King of the Gods. Zeus was the most relevant deity in Greek and Roman mythologies, learn more about this icon below.
Thalia is, in Greek Mythology, one of dozens of daughters of the thunder god Zeus. This "demigod" appears in the Percy Jackson movie saga and became well known from there. Learn more about Thalia below.
Phanes is a little known deity in Greek Mythology and is associated with the God of Life. He is often associated with Chaos as well as the deity of creation. He was the son of Chronos, check below.
Aurora was, in Roman Mythology, the Goddess of the Dawn. This deity (theoretically) was a plagiarism of the Greek Goddess "Eos" and also of the Hindu Goddess Hausus, check out the article below.
