Envy (Invidia): I am Dante's goddess of envy, Invidia2.
Like Greed, Envy may be characterized by an insatiable desire; they differ, however, for two main reasons.
First, greed is largely associated with material goods, whereas envy may apply more generally.
Second, those who commit the sin of envy resent that another person has something they perceive themselves as lacking, and wish the other person to be deprived of it.
This is defined as "love of one's own good perverted to a desire to deprive other men of theirs." Envy is described as "sorrow for another's good." Gaining sinful pleasure from seeing others brought low.
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