Κῆρες
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Κῆρες are female death-spirits in Greek mythology associated with violent demise and the carrying off of souls from the battlefield.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
daimones
ⓘ
death spirits ⓘ mythological beings ⓘ |
| activity |
dragging bodies away
ⓘ
hovering over battles ⓘ snatching souls of the dying ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
battlefield
ⓘ
bloodshed ⓘ death ⓘ slaughter ⓘ violent death ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Thanatos (peaceful death) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| describedAs |
blood-drinking
ⓘ
clothed in blood ⓘ dark ⓘ dread ⓘ ghastly ⓘ loathsome ⓘ |
| domain |
battlefields
ⓘ
places of slaughter ⓘ |
| feedsOn |
blood of the dying
ⓘ
corpses ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Hesiod’s Shield of Heracles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hesiod’s Theogony NERFINISHED ⓘ Homeric tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| number | plural group ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Athena
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moirai NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentage | Nyx (in some traditions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Erinyes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moirai NERFINISHED ⓘ Thanatos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
carrying off souls of the dead
ⓘ
personifications of violent death ⓘ |
| siblingOf |
Hypnos (in some traditions)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moirai (in some traditions) NERFINISHED ⓘ Thanatos (in some traditions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sometimesConfusedWith |
Erinyes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Keres (Latinized form) NERFINISHED ⓘ Moirai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
destruction in war
ⓘ
inevitable violent fate ⓘ |
| transliteration | Keres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfDeath |
bloody
ⓘ
premature ⓘ violent ⓘ |
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