biA

(Force) Greek The personification of bodily force; a demigod or lesser goddess; daughter of the Titan Pallas and the water Nymph Styx; sister of Nike (Victory), Cratus (Strength), and Zelus (Zeal). When their mother sided with Zeus in his great battle against his father, Cronus, and the Titans, Styx brought Bia, Nike, Cratus, and Zelus into service with her, though their father was a Titan. After that war, the sisters and brothers, often portrayed as winged beings, lived with Zeus and stood beside his throne, fulfilling his commands. With her brother Cratus, Bia received the assignment to carry out the punishment of Prometheus, the god who brought fire to humans. They chained him to a rock high on a mountain and each day a vulture plucked at his liver and each night the organ grew back. Bia's Roman equivalent was the goddess, Vis, a name that appears to be a mere translation.