Hysminai
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The Hysminai are figures in Greek mythology
. Descendants of Eris
, they are personifications of battle. Quintus Smyrnaeus
wrote of them in Book V of the Fall of Troy in a passage translated by Arthur Way
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Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
. Descendants of Eris
Eris (mythology)
Eris is the Greek goddess of strife and discord, her name being translated into Latin as Discordia. Her Greek opposite is Harmonia, whose Latin counterpart is Concordia. Homer equated her with the war-goddess Enyo, whose Roman counterpart is Bellona...
, they are personifications of battle. Quintus Smyrnaeus
Quintus Smyrnaeus
Quintus Smyrnaeus, also known as Kointos Smyrnaios , was a Greek epic poet whose Posthomerica, following "after Homer" continues the narration of the Trojan War....
wrote of them in Book V of the Fall of Troy in a passage translated by Arthur Way
Arthur Way
Arthur Sanders Way , was a classical scholar, translator and headmaster of Wesley College, Melbourne, Australia....
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Around them hovered the relentless Fates;
Beside them Battle incarnate onward pressed
Yelling, and from their limbs streamed blood and sweat.