Troublesome Momus: Deity Of Irony, Ridicule, Sarcasm And Harmful Jokes In Greek And Roman Mythology

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Criticism, progress, and laughter are necessary, but their limits must exist. The manner in which the offense is replicated for applause and for self-applause is already only a step toward insanity. Momos had to be expelled from Olympus.
Indeed, the gods had no choice. Momos knew no boundaries. He loved the effect of insult. The effect was his momentary fame.

Momos with a marotte in his hands. Painting. Image credit: Maarten van Heemskerck (1498–1574)

According to Hesiod's Theogony (8th–7th century BC), Momus was initially an advisor to the Olympian gods. Still, he was thrown to the ground by others' exaggerated, unpleasant, and constant criticism.

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