Apate

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Apate is the Greek personification of deceit and fraud, a minor goddess associated with lies and treachery in mythology.

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Label Occurrences
Apate canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek deity
goddess
personification
appearsIn mythological and literary traditions about deceit
associatedConcept falsehood
treachery
trickery
associatedWith moral corruption
category Deception goddesses
Greek goddesses
Personifications in Greek mythology
classification minor goddess
contrastedWith honesty
truth
culture Greek mythology
domain deceit
fraud
lies
treachery
gender female
importanceLevel minor figure in Greek mythology
languageOfName Ancient Greek
moralAlignment malicious
nameMeaning Deceit
pantheon Greek pantheon
role personification of deceit
personification of deception
personification of fraud
symbolizes moral and social disorder caused by lies
typeOfDeity abstract personification
worshipStatus not widely worshipped

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nyx parentOf Apate
Moros sibling Apate
Oneiroi sibling Apate
Oizys sibling Apate