Penia

### Other Names

Goddess of Poverty, Matron of the Unfortunate, Lady of the Slums, She Who Teaches Men to Humble Themselves (Titles)
Homeless Goddess (Nickname)

## Biographical Information

### Place of Birth

Mansion of Night
Tartarus, Underworld

### Religion

Ancient Greek Religion (Figure of Reverence)

## Organizational Information

### Affiliations

Mount Olympus
Minor Gods
Titan Gods (Olympian Titans)
Greco-Roman Gods

### Divine Domains

Need, Penury, Poverty, Homelessness, The Poor, The Unfortunate, The Slums, Humility

## Relationships

### Relatives

Khaos (Grandfather)
Tartarus (Father)
Nyx (Mother)
Aether, Hypnos, Thanatos... (Brothers)
Hemera, Nemesis, Eris... (Sisters)

## Powers and Abilities

### Power Source

Divine Energy (Primarily)
Magic, Magical Energy (Secondary)

## Portrayals

### Voice Actor(s)

Noriko Uemura (Japanese)
Wendy Powell (English)

**Penia** is the Goddess of Needs and Poverty from Greco-Roman mythology. She is one of the many children of Nyx, the sister of many chthonic gods. She is almost always accompanied by her sisters, Amechania and Ptocheia.

Nicknamed the "**Homeless Goddess**", she does not have a permanent residence but instead lives on the streets with other homeless people, protecting them from supernatural threats. Nowdays, she can be found with her sisters on the streets of the Bronx, New York.

## Summary: **Penia**

In Plato's *Symposium*, **Penia** was the personification of poverty and need. She married Porus at Aphrodite's birthday and was sometimes considered the mother of Eros. Her sisters are Amechania and Ptocheia.

Penia was also mentioned by other ancient Greek writers such as Alcaeus, Theognis, Aristophanes, Herodotus, Plutarch, and Philostratus.

## Appearance

Penia resembles an old woman with long, unkempt gray hair and "muddy" milky-white eyes. She speaks with a quiet and raspy tone as if she hasn't eaten or drunk anything in a long time. She also walks with a limp, even though she doesn't have an actual disability or injury.

### Clothes & Attires

Penia is dressed in rags that can't be called robes. According to Will, her robes look like they might be himation once, if Penia has only worn a single himation since her birth to present times and has never fixed or cleaned it.

### Alternative Forms

As a deity, Penia is a natural shapeshifter, capable of changing from one shape to another effortlessly. In addition, as her form is largely influenced by humans' perception, beliefs, and ideas about the myths around her, she has taken on many forms through the millennia.

However, due to her status as a minor goddess with a very low number of followers, the influence of humans' collective consciousness over her isn't as strong as the higher-ranked gods. As such, the form she currently possesses is the form she has assumed since the time of Ancient Greece.

## Personality

Penia is a wise and quiet goddess who can often be seen working with many charity groups to help the poor, homeless, or just simply need support from others. Among the homeless people of the Bronx, she is considered a guardian angel, as ironic as it might be for a pagan god like her. According to her, the poor have already met enough difficulty in their life, and a god's meddling is the least they need in their life.

She despises politics with a burning passion and believes that anarchy is the only true way for society to truly flourish. Penia hates it when politicians try to make themselves appear as if they care for the less fortunate even though they have never faced any struggle in their life, or when people say that being poor is something to be ashamed of and can easily be fixed.

Despite Plutus' aggression toward her, Penia only saw him as an annoyance and barely gave him a minute of her immortal life. This, however, only further infuriated him and had him gone even further to try and embarrass her, which she pretended not noticing. When she heard about Pluto's fading, Penia was genuinely saddened, but quickly moved on.

## Relationships

### Family

* **Progenitor** - Khaos
* **Lineage of Nyx**
	+ Tartarus - Father
	+ Nyx - Mother
	+ **Children of Nyx** - Siblings
		- Amechania - Sister
		- Ptocheia - Sister

### Enemies

* Plutus † - Antithesis, One-Sided Rival
* Fortune 500 - Sworn Enemies

## Powers & Abilities

### Power-Ranking

* **CDI System**
	+ **Classification**: Class VII (Pagan God)
	+ **Description**: Deity
	+ **Identification**: Corporeal, Free-Roaming, Paranormal, Transdimensional, Telekinetic
* **P.O.W.E.R.S. Assessment**
	+ **Physicality**: 6 - Superb
	+ **Occult**: 3 - Exceptional
	+ **Weaponry**: 2 - Typical
	+ **Expertise**: 3 - Exceptional
	+ **Range**: 2 - Typical
	+ **Strategy**: 3 - Exceptional
		- **Assessment**: Level 2 "Low Threat"

## Trivia

* The name "Penia" means "Deficiency, poverty".
* Penia's considered to be one of the most resented gods in Greek mythology.
* In some myths, Eros is the offspring born of Penia and Poros, as he inherited combined traits from his parents, in that he is forever in need and forever pursuing.