entity_sources: ENT_KERES, SRC_HESIOD_THEOGONY, direct attestation
Data license: MIT · Data source: jebboone/deitydb
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| entity_id | source_id | evidence_type | source_note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENT_KERES | SRC_HESIOD_THEOGONY | direct attestation | Theogony 217: the Keres (the plural death-spirits; spirits of violent death in battle) are daughters of Night; they are the bloodthirsty spirits who snatch the dying; Hesiod establishes them as distinct from the singular Ker; the Aspis (Shield of Heracles, attributed to Hesiod) contains their most detailed description |