The Daemones Ceramici or the Daimones Keramikoi (Ancient Greek: Δαίμονες Κεραμικοί, romanizedDaímones Keramikoí, lit.'ceramic spirits', Attic Greek: [ke.ra.miˈkoi̯ ˈdai̯.mo.nes]; singular: Κεραμικός Δαίμων, Keramikós Daímon, [ke.ra.miˈkos ˈdai̯.mɔːn]) in Greek mythology are five malevolent spirits who plagued the craftsman potter:

  1. Sýntrips (Σύντριψ; a.k.a. Suntrips; [ˈsyn.trips]) — the smasher (shatter, crush; syntribô)
  2. Smáragos (Σμάραγος; a.k.a. Smaragus; [ˈzma.ra.gos]) — the crasher (smash, crash; smarageô)
  3. Ásbetos (Ἄσβετος; a.k.a. Asbetus; [ˈas.be.tos]) or Ásbestos (Ἄσβεστος; a.k.a. Asbestus; [ˈas.bes.tos]) — the charrer (char, scorch; asbestos)
  4. Sabáktes (Σαβάκτης; a.k.a. Sabactes; [saˈbak.tεːs]) — the destroyer[1] (shatter, destroy; sabaktês, sabazô)
  5. Omódamos (Ὠμόδαμος; a.k.a. Omodamus; [ɔːˈmo.da.mos]) — crudebake[dubiousdiscuss] (ômos)

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  1. ^ "A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1890), FI´CTILE". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  2. ^ Evelyn-White, Hugh Gerard (1920). Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica (PDF). Loeb Classical Library. pp. 472–475. ISBN 0674990633. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
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