Phthisis (mythology)

Phthisis (Ancient Greek: Φθίσις (phthísis); "wasting away"; Roman name; "Tabes"), one of the Nosoi/Pestis, was the personification/daemon of rot, decay and putrefaction, in Classical/Greco-Roman mythology.[1][2]

References
  1. Theoi Project: Phthisis/Tabes
  2. Theoi Project: Goddess(es) or Spirit(s) of Plague & Pestilence


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