Harmonia
Harmonia, the Greek goddess of harmony and concord, embodied peace and cooperation. She was said to bring balance and unity to all she touched.
Residence: Elysium
Parents: Ares and Aphrodite
Siblings: Eros, Phobus, Deimus, Adrestia and Anterus
Consort: Cadmus
Children: Ino, Polydorus, Autonoë, Agave, Semele and Illyrius
Roman equivalent: Concordia
Harmonia, daughter of the passionate goddess Aphrodite and the fierce god Ares, embodied a unique blend of harmony and conflict. This duality played out in her role as a goddess, where she presided over both marital harmony and the strategic cooperation of soldiers in war. Later Greek and Roman writers even saw her as a guardian of cosmic balance.
Despite her divine lineage, Harmonia’s life was not without hardship. Born from an adulterous affair, she was awarded as a prize to Cadmus, the founder of Thebes. Their wedding, attended by all the gods, seemed a joyous occasion. However, a shadow loomed in the form of a cursed necklace, a bitter gift from Hephaestus, Aphrodite’s jealous husband. This necklace would tragically doom Harmonia’s descendants.
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