I am doing some research on a Goddess known as "Eris"? I can't find much info...?

Question

I have tried various sites but can't come up with much: what kinda powers did she have, what and whom is she associated with...??

Answer 1

If you watch hercules, they really list all the greek gods.

Answer 2

http://www.theoi.com/Daimon/Eris.html

http://www.godchecker.com/pantheon/greek...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eris_(mytho...

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GOOGLE..

Answer 3

ERIS was the goddess or spirit (daimona) of strife, discord, contention and rivalry. She was often represented specifically as the daimon of the strife of war, who haunted the battlefield and delighted in human bloodshed.

Because of Eris' disagreeable nature she was the only goddess not to be invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. When she turned up anyway, she was refused admittance and, in a rage, threw a golden apple amongst the goddesses inscribed "To the fairest." Three goddesses laid claim it, and in their rivalry brought about the events which led to the Trojan War.

Eris was closely identified with the war-goddess Enyo. Indeed Homer uses the names interchangeably. Her Roman name was Discordia.

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ERIS (Eris), the goddess who calls forth war and discord. According to the Iliad, she wanders about, at first small and insignificant, but she soon raises her head up to heaven . She is the friend and sister of Ares, and with him she delights in the tumult of war, increasing the moaning of men.  She is insatiable in her desire for bloodshed, and after all the other gods have withdrawn from the battle-field, she still remains rejoicing over the havoc that has been made.  According to Hesiod  she was a daughter of Night, and the poet describes her as the mother of a variety of allegorical beings, which are the causes or representatives of man's misfortunes. It was Eris who threw the apple into the assembly of the gods, the cause of so much suffering and war. Virgil introduces Discordia as a being similar to the Homeric Eris; for Discordia appears in company with Mars, Bellona, and the Furies, and Virgil is evidently imitating Homer.

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FAMILY OF ERIS

Homer, Iliad 4. 441 ff (trans. Lattimore) (Greek epic C8th B.C.) :

"Eris (Hate) whose wrath is relentless, she is the sister and companion of murderous Ares."

Hesiod, Theogony 211 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) :

"And Nyx (Night) bare hateful Moros (Doom) and black Ker (Violent Death) and Thanatos (Death), and she bare Hypnos (Sleep) and the tribe of Oneiroi (Dreams). And again the goddess murky Nyx, though she lay with none, bare Momos (Blame) and painful Oizys (Misery), and the Hesperides . . . Also she bare the Moirai (Fates) and the ruthless avenging Keres (Death-Fates) . . . Also deadly Nyx bare Nemesis (Envy) to afflict mortal men, and after her, Apate (Deceit) and Philotes (Friendship) and hateful Geras (Old Age) and hard-hearted Eris (Strife)."

Pseudo-Hyginus, Preface (trans. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) :

"From Nox (Night) and Erebus: Fatum (Fate), Senectus (Old Age), Mors (Death), Letum (Dissolution), Continentia (Moderation), Somnus (Sleep), Somnia (Dreams), Amor (Love) --that is Lysimeles, Epiphron (Prudence), Porphyrion, Epaphus, Discordia (Discord) [Eris], Miseria (Misery), Petulantia (Wantonness), Nemesis (Envy), Euphrosyne (Good Cheer), Amicitia (Friendship), Misericordia (Compassion), Styx (Hatred); the three Parcae (Fates), namely Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos; the Hesperides."

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THE FABLE OF ERIS & HERACLES

Aesop, Fables 534 (from Chambry 129) (trans. Gibbs) (Greek fable C6th B.C.) :

"Herakles was making his way through a narrow pass. He saw something that looked like an apple lying on the ground and he tried to smash it with his club. After having been struck by the club, the thing swelled up to twice its size. Herakles struck it again with his club, even harder than before, and the thing then expanded to such a size that it blocked Herakles's way. Herakles let go of his club and stood there, amazed. Athena saw him and said, `O Herakles, don't be so surprised! This thing that has brought about your confusion is Aporia (Contentiousness) and Eris (Strife). If you just leave it alone, it stays small; but if you decide to fight it, then it swells from its small size and grows large.'"

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Hope that helps some.

Answer 4

Here. You've probably already looked at this but I'll send it anyway. Good luck.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eris_%28myt...

Answer 5

She was associated with Ares, sometimes thought of as his wife, or sister, or companion.  The goddess of strife was employed by the other gods to stir up fierce disputes and mortal quarrels among men.  She also caused the dispute between Hera and Athene, and Aphrodite, for the possession of the golden apple, the prize of beauty, which she threw among the marriage company of Peleus.  She was known to be terrible in form and aspect and dwelt in the lower realms.

Answer 6

Try adding Strife (not straif!) to the search parameters!

Answer 7

She is the greek goddess of straif, of discord. More than a real goddess, she´s the personification of straif (as there were personifications of Justice, Harmonia, Law, and others).