Ker
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Ker is a figure from Greek mythology personifying violent death and doom, often depicted as a malevolent spirit associated with battlefield slaughter.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Keres | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
daimon
ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ personification ⓘ spirit ⓘ spirits of death ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Hesiod's Shield of Heracles
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ⓘ
Hesiod's Theogony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
battlefield slaughter
ⓘ
bloodshed ⓘ fate of the dead ⓘ |
| category |
Greek death deities
ⓘ
Greek legendary creatures ⓘ Personifications in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| characteristic |
bloodthirsty
ⓘ
malevolent ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Eirene
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ⓘ
Tyche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction | enforcer of destined violent death ⓘ |
| culture |
Greek mythology
ⓘ
Greek mythology ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
bloodstained
ⓘ
clawed ⓘ winged figure ⓘ |
| domain | battlefield ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| groupMembership | hostile chthonic spirits ⓘ |
| influenceOnLaterCulture | inspiration for later personifications of death ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | personified abstraction of battlefield doom ⓘ |
| moralValence | malign ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
destruction
ⓘ
doom ⓘ |
| opposedBy | gods protecting heroes ⓘ |
| personifies |
doom
ⓘ
violent death ⓘ |
| pluralForm | Keres ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hecate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moirai NERFINISHED ⓘ Thanatos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInMyth | seizing the souls of the violently slain ⓘ |
| symbolizes | inevitable violent fate ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWorship | Archaic Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfDeathAssociated |
bloody slaughter
ⓘ
violent death in war ⓘ |
| worshipPractice | not commonly given formal cult ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.