Hysminai

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Hysminai are minor Greek mythological spirits personifying battle, bloodshed, and violent conflict.

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Hysminai canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek mythological spirits
daimones
minor deities
personifications
appearsIn Hesiod’s Theogony NERFINISHED
associatedWith Androktasiai NERFINISHED
Ares NERFINISHED
Eris NERFINISHED
Makhai NERFINISHED
war
culture Ancient Greek religion
describedAs spirits of combat
spirits of fighting
domain battlefield
etymologyMeaning battle
etymologyRoot ὑσμίνη (hysmine)
gender female
groupedAmong spirits of war
mentionedBy Hesiod NERFINISHED
moralAlignment malevolent
mythologicalTradition Greek mythology
nameInGreek Ὑσμῖναι NERFINISHED
nameLanguage Ancient Greek
number plural
personify battle
bloodshed
violent conflict
symbolize the brutality of war
the chaos of combat

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Referenced by (2)

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

Eris (Greek goddess of strife and discord) offspring Hysminai
subject surface form: Eris
Eris offspring Hysminai