Gello
≈ 1 min read
Names in other languages
No names in other languages are held for this entry yet.
Article bodies are English and are not machine-translated. A name in another language is not a translation of the article.
Gello ( ), in Greek mythology, is a female demon or revenant who threatens the reproductive cycle by causing infertility, miscarriage, and infant mortality. By the Byzantine era, the ( ) were considered a class of beings. Women believed to be under demonic possession by gelloudes might stand trial or be subjected to exorcism. Gyllou, Gylou, Gillo, or Gelu are some of its alternate forms.
Gello ( ), in Greek mythology, is a female demon or revenant who threatens the reproductive cycle by causing infertility, miscarriage, and infant mortality. By the Byzantine era, the ( ) were considered a class of beings. Women believed to be under demonic possession by gelloudes might stand trial or be subjected to exorcism. Gyllou, Gylou, Gillo, or Gelu are some of its alternate forms. ; also Ancient Greek Lyrics (2010), Indiana University, pp. 50, 317. Chapters 4–6.
Further reading
West, D.R. "Gello and Lamia: Two Hellenic Daemons of Semitic Origin." Ugarit-Forschungen 23 (1991) 361–368.
Text derived from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373363679 under CC BY-SA 4.0; modifications have been made.