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'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). According to Hesiod she was the daughter of primordial Nyx (Night), and the mother of a long list of undesirable personified abstractions, such as Ponos (Toil), Limos (Famine), Algae ...
This prophecy of family strife is based upon Micah 7:6, which was thought to describe the discord of the latter days. The conviction that the great tribulation would turn those of the same household against one another was widespread. [1]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 December 2024. Allegorical item from Greek mythology J. M. W. Turner, The Goddess of Discord Choosing the Apple of Contention in the Garden of the Hesperides (c. 1806) The manzana de la discordia (the turret on the left belongs to the Casa Lleó Morera; the building with the stepped triangular peak is ...
The second carries a sword and rides a red horse as the creator of (civil) war, conflict, and strife. [4] The third, a food merchant, rides a black horse symbolizing famine and carries the scales. [5] The fourth and final horse is pale, upon it rides Death, accompanied by Hades. [6] "They were given authority over a quarter of the Earth, to ...
Eris (mythology), in Greek mythology the goddess of discord, whose name means 'strife' Bellona (goddess), Roman counterpart of Eris, and a war goddess; Enyalius, a son of Eris and god of strife; Tano Akora, god of war, thunder and strife in the Akom religion. However, he protects others from strife and death
The book was also displayed in many Anglican parish churches alongside the Holy Bible. The passionate intensity of its style and its vivid and picturesque dialogues made the book very popular among Puritan and Low Church families, Anglican and nonconformist Protestant, down to the nineteenth century.
The Greek personification of strife and discord, Eris, according to Hesiod's Theogony, is the daughter of Nyx (Night) with no father. [2] Similarly, according to the Roman mythographer Hyginus, Discordia is the daughter of Nox (Night), although Hyginus gives her father as Erebus. [3]
A. Aani; Aati; Abtu; Ahmose-Nefertari; Aker; Akhty; Amenhotep I; Amenhotep, son of Hapu; Amesemi; Am-heh; Ammit; Amu-Aa; Anat; Andjety; Anhur; Anput; Anubis; Anuket ...