Daemones Ceramici

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In the poem "Kiln", the fourteenth of the Epigrams attributed to Homer, five malevolent spirits are described as plaguing the craftsman potter:

  1. Sýntrips (Σύντριψ; Suntrips; [ˈsyn.trips] ) — the smasher (to break, to crush; syntríbô)
  2. Smáragos (Σμάραγος; Smaragus; [ˈzma.ra.gos] ) — the crasher (smash, crash; smaragéô)
  3. Ásbetos (Ἄσβετος; Asbetus; [ˈaz.be.tos] ) or Ásbestos (Ἄσβεστος; or Asbestus; [ˈaz.bes.tos] ) — the charrer (unquenchable, inextinguishable; ásbestos)
  4. Sabáktes (Σαβάκτης; Sabactes; [saˈbak.tεːs] ) — the destroyer [1] (shatter, destroy; sabázô)
  5. Omódamos (Ὠμόδαμος; Omodamus; [ɔːˈmo.da.mos] ) —crudebake[ dubious – discuss ] (crude, raw, uncooked; ômós)

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References

  1. ↑ "A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1890), FI´CTILE". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
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