Gello
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Gello (), in Greek mythology, is a female demon or revenant who threatens the reproductive cycle by causing infertility, miscarriage, and infant mortality. By the Byzantine era, the () were considered a class of beings. Women believed to be under demonic possession by gelloudes might stand trial or be subjected to exorcism.
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- name in native language
- Γελλώ
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22 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Classical Antiquity
- Byzantine Period
- Middle Ages to modern age
- Corporeal and phantom forms
- From virgin to witch-hags
- Protections against Gello
- Charm books
- Stones
- Early Byzantine amulets
- Envy and Evil eye
- Legend of Saint Sisinnios
- The names of Gello
- Legend of Saint Michael
- Parallels
- Church attitudes and actions
- Modern folklore
- Modern fiction and popular culture
- List of related demons
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
Gello (), in Greek mythology, is a female demon or revenant who threatens the reproductive cycle by causing infertility, miscarriage, and infant mortality. By the Byzantine era, the () were considered a class of beings. Women believed to be under demonic possession by gelloudes might stand trial or be subjected to exorcism.
Gyllou, Gylou, Gillo, or Gelu are some of its alternate forms.