| Aergia | |
|---|---|
Personification of sloth, idleness, indolence and laziness | |
| Abode | Underworld (specifically in the House of Hypnos) |
| Parents | Aether and Gaea |
| Equivalents | |
| Roman equivalent | Socordia or Ignavia |
In Greek mythology, Aergia (/eɪˈɜrdʒə/; Ancient Greek: Ἀεργία, 'inactivity')[1] is the personification of sloth, idleness, indolence and laziness. She is the translation of the Latin Socordia, or Ignavia: the name was translated into Greek because Hyginus mentioned her being based on a Greek source, and thus she can be considered as both a Greek and Roman goddess. Aergia's opposite character is Horme, a goddess of effort.
Aergia was the daughter of the primordial deities Aether and Gaia.[2]
According to Statius, Aergia was said to be the 'torpid' guard in the court of Hypnos (Sleep) in the Underworld.[3]
