Polemos
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In Greek mythology, Polemos (Πόλεμος; "war") the Daemon or god of war (possibly civil battle)[1], brother of Enyo[2] and the father of Alala, goddess of the war-cry[3].
He was said to be a part of the company of war spirits which haunted the battlefield. They include his daughter Alala, the Makhai, the Hysminai, the Androktasiai, the Phonoi, Enyo, Eris, Ares, and the Keres.
In a fable by Aesop[4], Polemos marries Hybris, female personification of arrogance and impertinence.
[edit] References
- ^ Aristophanes, Peace 205 ff; Polemos is a character in the play
- ^ Quintus Smyrnaeus, Fall of Troy 8. 424 ff
- ^ Pindar, Dithyrambs Fragment 78
- ^ Aesop, Fables 533 (from Babrius 70)
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