Geras, called
Senectus by the
Romans, is the son of
Nyx, goddess of the
night, born with
Apate and
Philotes. As the personification of
old age, Geras was always depicted as a shrivelled
old man.
"
Malignant Geras" -
Theogony 225
"But when
loathsome old age (Geras) pressed full upon him, and he could not move nor lift his limbs" -
Homeric Hymn V To Aphrodite 218
"Harsh old age (Geras) will soon enshroud you -
ruthless age which stands someday at the side of every man,
deadly,
wearying,
dreaded even by the gods" -
Homeric Hymn V To Aphrodite 243-245
Geras' siblings are:
Cer,
Thanatos,
Hypnos,
Oneiros,
Moros,
Nemesis,
Oizys,
Momus,
Philotes,
Apate,
Eris, as well as the three
Fates:
Clotho,
Laechisis,
Atropos.
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