entity_sources: ENT_ERIS, SRC_HOMER_ILIAD_ODYSSEY, direct attestation
Data license: MIT · Data source: jebboone/deitydb
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| entity_id | source_id | evidence_type | source_note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENT_ERIS | SRC_HOMER_ILIAD_ODYSSEY | direct attestation | Eris (Strife) is named alongside Ares, Enyo, and the Ker as a war deity who delights in battle (Iliad IV.440-445; V.518-521); she is described as the sister of Ares and appears on the battlefield; the tradition of Eris throwing the golden apple (cause of the Trojan War) is post-Homeric but her presence in the Iliad is primary |