Deity Greek and Roman
Eris
Ἔρις grc
Greek goddess of discord
Overview
Greek goddess of discordWikidata record description. Read Eris (mythology) in the Wikipedia reader.
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Family tree
As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
The family as a list · 22
Kinship in an account 22
- child of (child) Erebos primordial deity in Greek mythology
- child of (child) Hera Greek goddess, wife and sister of Zeus
- child of (child) Nyx Greek goddess of the night
- child of (child) Zeus Greek god of the sky and king of the gods
- parent of (mother) Adikia personification of injustice and wrong doing; her parents might be either Nyx or Eris
- parent of (mother) Algea personifications of sorrow and pain in Greek mythology
- parent of (mother) Algos ancient Greek mythological personifications of pain
- parent of (child) Amphilogiai mythological Greek goddesses
- parent of (mother) Androktasiai Greek mythological figures
- parent of (mother) Atë ancient Greek goddess of mischief
- parent of (mother) Dysnomia ancient Greek deity
- parent of (mother) Eros Greek god of love and sex
- parent of (child) Horkos personifies the curse that will be inflicted on any person who swears a false oath in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Hysminai personifications of fighting in Greek mythology
- parent of (mother) Lethe daughter of Eris in Greek mythology, personification of oblivion
- parent of (mother) Limos personification of famine in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Machai daemons of battle and combat in Greek mythology
- parent of (mother) Neikea personifications of querrels in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Phonoi figures in Greek mythology
- parent of (mother) Ponos personification of pain/toil in ancient Greece
- parent of (child) Pseudologoi
- sibling of Ares Greek god of war and combat
Where Eris appears
- Written 8th century BCE
Iliad
epic poem attributed to Homer - Written 7th century BCE
Theogony
poem by Hesiod, describing the origins and genealogies of the greek gods - Written 8th century BCE
Works and Days
didactic poem in 828 lines of dactylic hexameter by Hesiod in which Hesiod instructs his brother Perses in agriculture
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