Enyo

Enyo wasn’t just a war goddess; she was the very embodiment of war’s destructive fury, a terrifying counterpart to Ares. This daemon, or fierce spirit, thrived in the carnage of battle, her presence fueling the bloodlust and relentless aggression of warriors.

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A bust of Bellona by Jean Cosyn, a 1697 victory celebration over a Brussels doorway. (c) Michel Wal

Residence: Mount Olympus
Symbols: Helmet and Torch
Parents: Zeus and Hera
Siblings: Aeacus, Angelos, AphroditeApolloAresArtemisAthenaDionysusIlithyiaEnyoEris, Ersa, Hebe, Helen of Troy, HeraclesHermes, Minos, Pandia, Persephone, Perseus, Rhadamanthus, the Graces, the Horae, the Litae, the Muses and the Moirae
Consort: Ares
Children: Enyalius
Roman equivalent: Bellona

Enyo blurred the lines with Eris, the goddess of discord. Homer, the famed storyteller, himself seemed to struggle to differentiate between them.

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