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'''Zelos''' (Ζηλος) was the daimon or [[god]] of eager rivalry, emulation, envy, jealousy, and zeal. He was the son of [[Pallas]] and [[Styx|Styx.]] Zelos and his siblings ([[Nike]], [[Bia]], and [[Cratos]]) were the winged enforcers of [[Zeus]].
 
'''Zelos''' (Ζηλος) was the daimon or [[god]] of eager rivalry, emulation, envy, jealousy, and zeal. He was the son of [[Pallas]] and [[Styx|Styx.]] Zelos and his siblings ([[Nike]], [[Bia]], and [[Cratos]]) were the winged enforcers of [[Zeus]].
   
Zelos are not the same as [[Agon]], the daimon of contest, that was worshiped at the site of the Olympic Games. Zelos was also sometimes identified with [[Phthonos]], the spirit of romantic jealousy. He was also closely connected with [[Eris]], the goddess of discord and strife. His parents were Pallas (the Titan of war craft) and Styx (the goddess of Hate and the River Styx in the Underworld was named after her).
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Zelos may have been the same as [[Agon]], the daimon of contest, that was worshiped at the site of the Olympic Games. Zelos was also sometimes identified with [[Phthonos]], the spirit of romantic jealousy. He was also closely connected with [[Eris]], the goddess of discord and strife. His parents were Pallas (the Titan of war craft) and Styx (the goddess of Hate and the River Styx in the Underworld was named after her).
 
==Family==
 
==Family==
 
[[Styx]] (Mother)
 
[[Styx]] (Mother)

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Zelos (Ζηλος) was the daimon or god of eager rivalry, emulation, envy, jealousy, and zeal. He was the son of Pallas and Styx. Zelos and his siblings (Nike, Bia, and Cratos) were the winged enforcers of Zeus.

Zelos may have been the same as Agon, the daimon of contest, that was worshiped at the site of the Olympic Games. Zelos was also sometimes identified with Phthonos, the spirit of romantic jealousy. He was also closely connected with Eris, the goddess of discord and strife. His parents were Pallas (the Titan of war craft) and Styx (the goddess of Hate and the River Styx in the Underworld was named after her).

Family

Styx (Mother)

Pallas (Father)

Kratos (Brother)

Nike (Sister)

Bia (Sister)