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| Name | Geras: The Greek God of Old Age |
| Video Uploader | Video From Mythology Explained |
| Upload Date | This Video Uploaded At 16-04-2024 00:59:50 |
| Video Discription | Hey everyone, welcome to Mythology Explained. The topic of this video is Geras, the Greek god of old age, especially the frailty and feebleness of old age. He was depicted as a bent and brittle man, kept upright only by the grace of his staff, vigor and vitality sapped. More specifically, Geras was a daimon, a categorization of minor gods that were personified spirits, that existed to personify aspects of life and the human condition. Geras personified old age, his name the actual word for ‘old age’ in ancient Greek. Most often, He was used as something of a curse or lamentation, as the sad end the road of each person’s life ultimately leads to, provided no untimely demise struck first. Old age is inevitable just as time is inexorable. People become pale shadows of their former selves, the last vestiges of strength stripped away until the jaws of death come to sunder soul from body. Conveying this is a passage from Homeric Hymn 5 to Aphrodite: “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.” Watch the video for the rest! jznojeQN7s4 |
| Category | Education |
| Tags | greek mythology | roman mythology | greek | roman | greek gods | roman gods | geras | old age | god | goddess | greek god of old age | roman goddess of old age | underworld | demon | daimon | daimons | spirit | nyx | hercules | hebe |
