Ponos/ˈpoʊˌnɒs/ or Ponus/ˈpoʊnəs/ (
Ancient Greek: Πόνος Pónos) is the personification of hardship or toil. According to Hesiod's Theogony, "painful" Ponos was the child of
Eris (Strife), with no father.[1] Compare with
Cicero who has the similar Roman god
Labor (Toil) as the son of the
Nox (Night) and
Erebus (Darkness).[2]