Oizys

In Greek mythology, Oizys (/ˈoʊɪzɪs/; Ancient Greek: Ὀϊζύς, romanized: Oïzús, lit. 'misery'^[1]), or Oezys, is the personification of pain or distress.^[2]

In Hesiod's Theogony, Oizys is one of the offspring of Nyx (Night), produced without the assistance of a father.^[3] According to the Roman authors Cicero and Hyginus, "Miseria" (Misery) is one of the offspring of the Nox (Night, the Roman equivalent of Nyx) and Erebus.^[4] Oizys has no distinct mythology of her own.

^ Montanari, s.v. ὀϊζύς, p. 1429.
^ Gantz, p. 5.
^ Hesiod, Theogony 211–255.
^ Hyginus, Fabulae Preface; Cicero, De Natura Deorum 3.17

[1] Montanari, s.v. ὀϊζύς, p. 1429.

[2] Gantz, p. 5.

[3] Hesiod, Theogony 211–255.

[4] Hyginus, Fabulae Preface; Cicero, De Natura Deorum 3.17

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]