Hysminai

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In Greek mythology, the Hysminae or Hysminai (Ancient Greek: Ὑσμίνας or ὑσμῖναι; singular: ὑσμίνη from hysmine means 'battle, conflict, combat'[1]) are the personifications of fighting.[2] In Hesiod's Theogony, the Hysminai are listed among the children of Eris, the goddess of strife.[3] In another account, Hysmine was called daughter of the primordial deities Aether and Gaia.[4] Quintus Smyrnaeus depicted the Hysminae along with other daemons of war on the shield of Achilles.[5]

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  1. ^ "ὑσμίνη": Lexicon entry in LSJ
  2. ^ Scull, Sarah Amelia (1880). Greek mythology systematized. Porter & Coates. p. 42. ISBN 9780524012987. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  3. ^ Hesiod, Theogony 228 (Caldwell, p. 43).
  4. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae Preface
  5. ^ Quintus Smyrnaeus, Posthomerica 5.36

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