figure of harmless fun. Today, celebrations of Momus survive in the Momoeria New Year's festivals of Northern Greece.

In classical literature

As a sharp-tongued spirit of unfair criticism, Momus was eventually expelled from the company of the gods on Mount Olympus. His name is related to u?u??, meaning 'blame', 'reproach', or 'disgrace'. Hesiod said that Momus was a

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