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  1. Eris
    ErisGreek goddess of discord
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  2. ParentsNyx
    ChildrenPonos, Lethe, Limos, Algea, Hysminai, Machai, Phonoi, Androktasiai, Neikea, Pseudea, Logoi, Amphilogiai, Dysnomia, Ate, Horkos
    Judgement of Paris

    Eris plays a crucial role in one important myth. She was the initiator of the quarrel between the three Greek goddesses, Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite, resolved by the Judgement of Paris, which led to Paris' abduction of … See more

    Strife in war

    Eris personifies strife, particularly the strife associated with war. In Homer's Iliad, Eris is described as being depicted on both Athena's battle aegis, and Achilles' shield, where she appears alongside other war-related per… See more

    Another Eris

    In addition to the Eris who was the daughter of Nyx (Night), Hesiod, in his Works and Days, mentions another Eris. He contrasts the two: the former being "blameworthy" who "fosters evil war and conflict", th… See more

    Other mentions

    Antoninus Liberalis, in his Metamorphoses, involves Eris in the story of Polytechnus and Aedon, who claimed to love each other more than Hera and Zeus. This angered Hera, so she sent Eris to wreak discord upon them… See more

    Iconography

    There are few certain representations of Eris in art. Her earliest appearances (mid-sixth-century BC) are found on the Chest of Cypselus and in the tondo of a black-figure cup (Berlin F1775). The geographer Pausanias describes … See more

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