Eris

Goddess

In Greek mythology, Eris (Ancient Greek: Ἔρις, romanized: Eris, lit. 'Strife') is the goddess and personification of strife and discord, particularly in war, and in the Iliad (where she is the "sister" of Ares the god of war).

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Eris. Bdg Gdanska15 Eris 07-2013
Bdg Gdanska15 Eris 07-2013 · Pit1233Image source ↗CC0

Mentions in the Iliad

A. T. Murray, Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, 1924 · Homer, Iliad with an English Translation · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

“and Terror, and Rout, and Discord that rageth incessantly, sister and comrade of man-slaying Ares; she at the first rears her crest but little, yet thereafter planteth her head in heaven, while her feet tread on earth. She it was that now cast evil strife into their midst”
Il. 4.440–444
“as they saw him come to join them alive and whole and possessed of valiant courage. Howbeit they questioned him not at all, for toil of other sort forbade them, even that which he of the silver bow was stirring, and Ares the bane of mortals, and Discord that rageth without ceasing. On the other side the Aiantes twain and Odysseus and Diomedes”
Il. 5.515–519
“Now Dawn rose from her couch from beside lordly Tithonus, to bring light to immortals and to mortal men; and Zeus sent forth Strife unto the swift ships of the Achaeans, dread Strife, bearing in her hands a portent of war.”
Il. 11.1–4
“even so the Trojans and Achaeans leapt upon one another and made havoc, nor would either side take thought of ruinous flight; and equal heads had the battle, and they raged like wolves. And Strife, that is fraught with many groanings, was glad as she looked thereon; for alone of the gods she was with them in their fighting;”
Il. 11.70–74
“And amid them Strife and Tumult joined in the fray, and deadly Fate, grasping one man alive, fresh-wounded, another without a wound, and another she dragged dead through the mellay by the feet; and the raiment that she had about her shoulders was red with the blood of men. Even as living mortals joined they in the fray and fought;”
Il. 18.535–539
“in their terror, when they beheld the swift-footed son of Peleus, flaming in his harness, the peer of Ares, the bane of men. But when the Olympians were come into the midst of the throng of men, then up leapt mighty Strife, the rouser of hosts, and Athene cried a1oud,—now would she stand beside the digged trench without the wall,”
Il. 20.45–49

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Brother · Sources
Brother · Sources
and Terror, and Rout, and Discord that rageth incessantly, sister and comrade of man-slaying Ares; she at the first rears her crest but little, yet thereafter planteth her head in heaven, while her feet tread on earth. She it was that now cast evil strife into their midst
Il. 4.441

Il. 4.441

Ally · Sources
Ally · Sources
and Terror, and Rout, and Discord that rageth incessantly, sister and comrade of man-slaying Ares; she at the first rears her crest but little, yet thereafter planteth her head in heaven, while her feet tread on earth. She it was that now cast evil strife into their midst
Il. 4.441

Il. 4.441

In art

The Feast of the Gods
The Feast of the GodsJan van Bijlert · 1635Musée MagninInv. 1938 E 261

Jan van Bijlert. The Feast of the Gods. Musée Magnin. CC0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q127971966

The Nuptials of Thetis and Peleus
The Nuptials of Thetis and PeleusHendrick de Clerck · 1612Department of Paintings of the LouvreInv. RF 1945-17

Hendrick de Clerck. The Nuptials of Thetis and Peleus. Department of Paintings of the Louvre. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19017086

Image author: Jan Brueghel the Elder / Hendrick de Clerck

Image date: between 1600 and 1630

Bdg Gdanska15 Eris 07-2013
Bdg Gdanska15 Eris 07-2013Artist not recorded · Date not establishedCollection not recorded

Pit1233. Bdg Gdanska15 Eris 07-2013. собрание не указано. CC0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABdg_Gdanska15_Eris_07-2013.jpg

Image author: Pit1233

Image date: 2013-07-08 18:14:46

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Eris Antikensammlung Berlin F1775
Eris Antikensammlung Berlin F1775Artist not recorded · Date not establishedCollection not recorded

неизвестный мастер. Eris Antikensammlung Berlin F1775. собрание не указано. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AEris_Antikensammlung_Berlin_F1775.jpg

Image date: 575-525 av. J.-C.

Bdg Jedynak 7 5-2015
Bdg Jedynak 7 5-2015Artist not recorded · Date not establishedCollection not recorded

Pit1233. Bdg Jedynak 7 5-2015. собрание не указано. CC0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABdg_Jedynak_7_5-2015.jpg

Image author: Pit1233

Image date: 2015-05-13 08:29:22

Illustration of Eris
Illustration of ErisArtist not recorded · Date not establishedCollection not recorded

Katolophyromai. Illustration of Eris. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AIllustration_of_Eris.jpg

Image author: Katolophyromai

Image date: 2020-06-29

Яблока раздора Эрида Алексей Рябинин из книги ENG
Яблока раздора Эрида Алексей Рябинин из книги ENGArtist not recorded · Date not establishedCollection not recorded

Художник — Н. А. Васильев; правообладатель — А. В. Рябинин. Яблока раздора Эрида Алексей Рябинин из книги ENG. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A%D0%AF%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0_%D0%AD%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B0_%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B9_%D0%A0%D1%8F%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%B8%D0%B7_%D0%BA%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B8_ENG.jpg

Image author: Художник — Н. А. Васильев; правообладатель — А. В. Рябинин

Image date: 2018

Эрида из книги Яблока раздора Алексея Рябинина
Эрида из книги Яблока раздора Алексея РябининаArtist not recorded · Date not establishedCollection not recorded

Художник — Н. А. Васильев; правообладатель — А. В. Рябинин. Эрида из книги Яблока раздора Алексея Рябинина. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A%D0%AD%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B0_%D0%B8%D0%B7_%D0%BA%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B8_%D0%AF%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0_%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%8F_%D0%A0%D1%8F%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0.jpg

Image author: Художник — Н. А. Васильев; правообладатель — А. В. Рябинин

Image date: 2017

ArbolMorfeo
ArbolMorfeoArtist not recorded · Date not establishedCollection not recorded

Kalpo. ArbolMorfeo. собрание не указано. CC BY 2.5. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AArbolMorfeo.png

Image author: Kalpo

Image date: 2007-06-21

Hail Eris! (30889151746)
Hail Eris! (30889151746)Artist not recorded · Date not establishedCollection not recorded

incidencematrix. Hail Eris! (30889151746). собрание не указано. CC BY 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AHail_Eris%21_%2830889151746%29.jpg

Image author: incidencematrix

Image date: Taken on 22 August 2016, 22:02

Яблока раздора Эрида Алексей Рябинин из книги
Яблока раздора Эрида Алексей Рябинин из книгиArtist not recorded · Date not establishedCollection not recorded

Художник — Н. А. Васильев; правообладатель — А. В. Рябинин. Яблока раздора Эрида Алексей Рябинин из книги. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A%D0%AF%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0_%D0%AD%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B0_%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B9_%D0%A0%D1%8F%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%B8%D0%B7_%D0%BA%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B8.jpg

Image author: Художник — Н. А. Васильев; правообладатель — А. В. Рябинин

Image date: 2018

Plaque with the Wedding of Peleus and Thetis
Plaque with the Wedding of Peleus and ThetisArtist not recorded · Date not establishedCollection not recorded

Adam van Vianen / After Abraham Bloemaert. Plaque with the Wedding of Peleus and Thetis. собрание не указано. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAdam_van_Vianen_-_Plaque_with_the_Wedding_of_Peleus_and_Thetis_-_Walters_542399.jpg

Image author: Adam van Vianen / After Abraham Bloemaert

Image date: between 1595 and 1600

DSC33156, Caesar’s Palace Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (6995324547)
DSC33156, Caesar’s Palace Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (6995324547)Artist not recorded · Date not establishedCollection not recorded

Jim G from Silicon Valley, CA, USA. DSC33156, Caesar’s Palace Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (6995324547). собрание не указано. CC BY 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ADSC33156%2C_Caesar%E2%80%99s_Palace_Hotel_and_Casino%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_Nevada%2C_USA_%286995324547%29.jpg

Image author: Jim G from Silicon Valley, CA, USA

Image date: 2010-09-12 15:37

The Wedding of Peleus and Thetis Miniature in Jean Miélot's adaptation of Christine de Pisan, L'Epître d'Othéa , ca. 1460
The Wedding of Peleus and Thetis Miniature in Jean Miélot's adaptation of Christine de Pisan, L'Epître d'Othéa , ca. 1460Artist not recorded · Date not establishedCollection not recorded

Miniature in Jean Miélot's adaptation of Christine de Pisan, L'Epître d'Othéa , ca. 1460. The Wedding of Peleus and Thetis Miniature in Jean Miélot's adaptation of Christine de Pisan, L'Epître d'Othéa , ca. 1460. собрание не указано. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AThe_Wedding_of_Peleus_and_Thetis_Miniature_in_Jean_Mi%C3%A9lot%27s_adaptation_of_Christine_de_Pisan%2C_L%27Ep%C3%AEtre_d%27Oth%C3%A9a_%2C_ca._1460.gif

Image author: Miniature in Jean Miélot's adaptation of Christine de Pisan, L'Epître d'Othéa , ca. 1460

Image date: circa 1460

The Wedding of Peleus and Thetis
The Wedding of Peleus and ThetisArtist not recorded · Date not establishedCollection not recorded

Peter Paul Rubens. The Wedding of Peleus and Thetis. собрание не указано. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AThe_Wedding_of_Peleus_and_Thetis_by_Peter_Paul_Rubens.jpg

Image author: Peter Paul Rubens

Image date: 1636

Cancion de la Discordia - Picheta, Yucatan 1847
Cancion de la Discordia - Picheta, Yucatan 1847Artist not recorded · Date not establishedCollection not recorded

artist Gabriel V. Gaona (Picheta). Cancion de la Discordia - Picheta, Yucatan 1847. собрание не указано. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ACancion_de_la_Discordia_-_Picheta%2C_Yucatan_1847.png

Image author: artist Gabriel V. Gaona (Picheta)

Image date: 1847

Exaleiptron tripode attique à figures noires - Musée du Louvre AGER CA 616 - photo 2
Exaleiptron tripode attique à figures noires - Musée du Louvre AGER CA 616 - photo 2Artist not recorded · 565 BCDepartment of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities of the Louvre · ПарижInv. CA 616

Exaleiptron tripode attique à figures noires - Musée du Louvre AGER CA 616 - photo 2. Department of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities of the Louvre. CC0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118369340

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Sources and verification

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Reference material remains distinct from the poem’s assertions. Characters who share a name retain separate pages.