Ocnus (‘sloth’; but see below), in Greek myth, a symbolic figure in the Underworld. The story was that Ocnus was an industrious man with an extravagant wife who spent everything he earned, so that he came to symbolize useless effort; in the Underworld he endlessly plaits a rope which a she-ass standing behind him continually eats. His name indicates lack of achievement rather than laziness.
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In Greek and Roman mythology, Ocnus was a son of Manto and Tiberinus. He founded Mantua (modern Mantova). Alternatively, he was the son or brother of Auletes and founded Felsina (modern Bologna).Virgil X, 198.
Ocnus was condemned to spend eternity in the netherworld, weaving a rope of straw. As depicted in the picture by Polygnotos, standing behind him is his donkey which eats the rope as fast as it is made.[1]
Ocnus personifies hesitation, frustration, delay and the wasting of time and effort.
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