Androktasiai
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Androktasiai are personifications of manslaughter and battlefield slaughter in Greek mythology, often depicted as sinister spirits accompanying the chaos of war.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
daimones
ⓘ
personifications in Greek mythology ⓘ spirits of slaughter ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
battlefield slaughter
ⓘ
killing in battle ⓘ manslaughter ⓘ |
| characteristic |
bloodthirsty
ⓘ
sinister ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | heroes who fight honorably ⓘ |
| cosmologicalStatus | chthonic or death-associated spirits ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek mythology ⓘ |
| depiction | sinister female figures on the battlefield ⓘ |
| domain | war ⓘ |
| etymology | from Greek "androktasia" meaning "manslaughter" or "slaughter of men" ⓘ |
| function | embody the act of killing in war ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| grouping | collective of war spirits ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| moralAssociation |
destructive aspects of war
ⓘ
negative ⓘ |
| mythologicalCategory | war deities and spirits ⓘ |
| number | plural ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Alala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ker NERFINISHED ⓘ Makhai NERFINISHED ⓘ Phonoi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
accompany the chaos of war
ⓘ
incite killing in battle ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
battlefields
ⓘ
bloody combat ⓘ |
| typeOf | personified abstractions ⓘ |
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