Eris (mythology)
Eris (/ˈɪərɪs, ˈɛrɪs/; Greek: Ἔρις Éris, "Strife") is the Greek goddess of strife and discord. Her Roman equivalent is Discordia, which means the same. Eris's Greek opposite is Harmonia, whose Roman counterpart is Concordia, though she is also described as opposing Nike, counterpart of the Roman Victoria. Homer equated her with the war-goddess Enyo, whose Roman counterpart is Bellona. The dwarf planet Eris is named after the goddess.
| Eris | |
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Goddess of strife and discord | |
Eris on an Attic plate, ca. 575–525 BC | |
| Abode | Erebus |
| Symbol | Golden Apple of Discord |
| Personal information | |
| Parents | Nyx or Zeus and Hera |
| Children | Dysnomia, Ponos, Atë, Lethe, Limos, Algos, Hysminai, Makhai, Phonoi, Androktasiai, Neikea, Amphilogiai, Horkos, Pseudea, Logoi |
| Equivalents | |
| Roman equivalent | Discordia |
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She had no temples in ancient Greece and functions essentially as a personification, as which she appears in Homer and many later works.
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