Enyo

Enyo in Wikipedia

Enyo (Greek: Ἐνυώ, English translation: "warlike" in Greek mythology), was an ancient goddess of war, acting as a counterpart and companion to the war god Ares. She is also identified as his sister, and daughter of Zeus and Hera[1], in a role closely resembling that of Eris; with Homer (in particular) representing the two as the same goddess. ...

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Enyo in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

(Ἐνυώ), the goddess of war, who delights in bloodshed and the destruction of towns, and accompanies Mars in battles. (Hom. Il. 5.333, 592; Eustath. p. 140.) At Thebes and Orchomenos, a festival called Ὁμολώϊα was celebrated in honour of Zeus, Demeter, Athena and Enyo, and Zeus was said to have received the surname of Homoloius from Homolois, a...

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