Phthonus

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

Phthonus

/ˈθoʊnəs/

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek Φθόνος (Phthónos, “Phthonos, god of envy and jealousy”), from φθόνος (phthónos, “envy, jealousy”).

proper noun Phthonos

Greek The god of jealousy and envy.
Similar: Zelus

Translations

Every language

name Greek god of envy and jealousy

Español	Ptono
Português	Ftono, Phthónos
Français	Phtonos
Deutsch	Phthonos
Ελληνικά	Φθόνος Fthónos
Русский	Фтон Fton, Фто́нос Ftónos

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"Phthonus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/phthonus. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

Phthonus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/phthonus

Chicago

"Phthonus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/phthonus.

BibTeX

@misc{phthonus_2026,
  title = {Phthonus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/phthonus},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}