79: Hubris: The Shadow of Excess

In this episode, we explore Hybris, the ancient Greek personification of arrogance, overreach, and hubris. Born from a cosmic desire to test the limits of mortals, Hybris serves as a mirror reflecting our pride, entitlement, and the consequences of forgetting balance.

Through myth, meditation, and reflection, we uncover how Hybris teaches the soul the sacred lesson of restraint, humility, and cosmic proportion. From mortal kings who believed themselves equal to the gods, to the intricate dynamics of divine punishment in Greek literature, Hybris reveals the eternal tension between human ambition and divine order.

References

• Hesiod. (Theogony, lines 223–232).
  
  
• Homer. (Iliad & Odyssey).
  
  
• Pausanias. (Description of Greece, 1.33.2–3).
  
  
• Stafford, E. (2000). Worshipping Virtues: Personification and the Divine in Ancient Greece. Duckworth.
  
  
• Liddell, H. G., & Scott, R. (1996). Greek-English Lexicon. Oxford University Press.
  
  
• Jung, C. G. (1951). Aion: Researches into the Phenomenology of the Self. Princeton University Press.
  
  
• GreekGoddesses.fandom.com. (2025). Nemesis & Hybris. https://greekgoddesses.fandom.com/wiki/Hybris
  
  
• PaleoThea. (2025). Hybris: Greek Goddess of Arrogance and Hubris. https://paleothea.com/gods-and-goddesses/hybris-greek-goddess-of-hubris/
  
  
• Medium. (2025). Hybris and the Lessons of Excess in Greek Mythology. https://medium.com/@pussgara/hybris-greek-mythology